Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Printed by:

Inquirer Printing Establishment, American, 1870s - 1880s  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 9 5/8 × 6 in. (24.4 × 15.2 cm)

Type:

handbills

Place used:

Setauket, Suffolk County, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1884

Description:

Handbill advertising a benefit event for A.M.E. Zion Church Stony Brook and its pastor Rev. Thomas C. Johnson. The small flier has black printed text on a white background. The text begins [Zion Sons and Daughters, Awake!] with an invitation to [A Grand / Punch Card Entertainment / AND / APPLE DUMPLING FEAST AND FESTIVAL]. The event is scheduled at the house of Brother Abraham Tobias on October 29th, 1884. The bottom has a list of trustees and a note about the church's quarterly meeting. The reverse is blank.

Transcription Center Status:

Transcribed by digital volunteers

Topic:

African American  Search this

African Methodist Episcopal  Search this

Amusements  Search this

Communities  Search this

Methodist  Search this

Religion  Search this

Social life and customs  Search this

The Black Church  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2015.97.40.63

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

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Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5184e3f0e-8e43-4cf6-9e1f-e3350524d6e9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.97.40.63