Sujet

School copy book used by Hannah Amelia Lyons, 1830-1836. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Attending school in Philadelphia, Hannah Lions copied down her math, history, and poetry lessons in this notebook. Her family saved this book as "proof that there were some educated [black] people way back when. On the front cover is a portrait of John Adams entitled "Late President of the United States," above an allegorical scene and space for the owner to sign the book, followed by the printer's name. On the front cover, within a printed box at bottom center is "THE PROPERTY OF" with the signature [Hannah A. Lyons / 1832].

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A73_173

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

124,3Mo (6,2Mo) / 45,7cm x 68,1cm / 5400 x 8047 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people black education country museum paper location century papers exercise book paperwork document African American African-American B&W afro-american United States of America Smithsonian Institution 19th century black & white black and white B W Educational Institution nineteenth century heritage American America USA scientific institution John Adams united states Unknown John Adams cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC ink on paper with string Workbooks