Title

Receipt for ten dollars from Lucille Brown, February 28, 1919. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Receipt for ten dollars from Lucille Brown, signed by Annie Malone for a diploma for Ida Miller Kennedy. In the upper right corner is the number "51" printed in blue. In the upper left corner is a blank for the amount listed, which is filled in with ink "$10/00." The receipt reads "2-28-1919/ Received from Mrs. Lucile Brown/ Ten Dollars./ For Diploma for Mrs. Ida Miller C. Kennedy/ Annie M. Malone,/ (illegible)." Stamped across the lower left quadrant diagonally are the words "Department (illegible)." Poro College, a cosmetology school and centre, was established in 1918 by Annie Turnbo Malone, an African-American businesswoman, inventor and philanthropist.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM21A73_310

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NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

69,2Mb (2,9Mb) / 22,9in x 11,7in / 6881 x 3513 (300dpi)

Keywords

college training beauty education country museum paper makeup location century receipt cosmetics make-up papers paperwork document African American African-American B&W diploma afro-american United States of America Smithsonian Institution black & white black and white B W Educational Institution 1910s 20th century heritage American America USA scientific institution united states Unknown Malone Ink on paper training course cultural heritage Black History Annie Heritage Art National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC receipts Annie Turnbo Malone Annie Turnbo Annie Minerva Turnbo Malone Annie M. Turnbo-Malone Annie Minerva Turnbo Turnbo-Malone Annie M. Annie Malone Annie Malone Pope-Turnbo Pope-Turnbo