2010.54.14705

Object number:

2010.54.14705

Object name:

poster; work on paper

Title:

National Black Unity Football Classic

Date made:

LATE 20TH EARLY 21ST CENTURY

Material/Technique:

Offset lithograph on paperboard

Dimensions:

H: 22 in, W: 14 in

Credit line:

All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.

Physical description:

Poster

Content description:

Poster has a purple background with white and red text and images. Across the top is "first annual Philadelphia" in white and "National Black Unity / Football Classic" in white follwoed by "Alcorn A&M College / vs / North Carolina Central University / John F. Kennedy Stadium / Saturday September 26 7:30 p.m." At the bottom ofthe poster are dotted illustrations of football players in uniform. Centered between the two figures at the bottom is a list of sponsors in white. At the bottom left is ticket information in white and at the bottom right is "American / Unity Parade / Commences / 11 A.M." Centered at the bottom is a list of prices and "an activity of American Unity Week".

Concepts:

football; African American

Places:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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