Sujet

Sign for the Booker T. Motel, ca. 1950. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Motel sign from Humboldt, Tennessee, named for Booker T. Washington (1856-1915), an African-American educator, author and orator. 'Colored' indicates that the motel was for African-Americans only. During the period of racial segregation in the US, many areas of life were separated along race lines, with facilities for white people usually being more comfortable and of a superior quality compared to those designated for Black people. A red and white painted metal motel sign inside a plain wooden frame. The sign reads: [Booker T. Motel COLORED Humboldt, Tenn.].

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A78_316

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

419,3Mo (13,3Mo) / 125,1cm x 84,0cm / 14774 x 9919 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people black country sign museum color Tennessee coloured location century motel concept African American African-American afro-american lettering MONOCHROME fifties 1950s United States of America Colour American South 20th century heritage American America USA decade segregation TGN united states racial segregation Unknown Washington cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC signs Booker T. Washington Booker T. Booker Taliaferro Washington Booker Taliaferro paint on metal wood Booker T. Motel