Title

Advertisement for the Cathrell Printing Company, ca. 1920. Creator: Cathrell Printing Company.

Caption

The Cathrell Printing Company was an African-American business owned by Sally J. Cathrell and her husband Walter B. Cathrell. White card bordered with a thin black line. On the left side is a small rectangle containing a black-and-white cut-out image of two (2) small girls wearing rompers. Black text in varying fonts, advertising the printing company. Along the top of the card is the company’s name, president, and secretary: [The Cathrell Printing Company. / W. B. Cathrell, President. / S. J. Cathrell, Secretary.]. Below the names is a small double line with graphic of a flower below. There are two (2) columns of text in the in the center of the card that read, [UP-TO-DATE / IN EVERY BRANCH] on the left, and [PHONE / LINDELL 3617-W] on the right. Below the column is additional text that reads, [WEDDING INVITATIONS & STATIONERY / A SPECIALITY. / 4118 Cook Ave. / St. Louis, Mo.]. There are blue and black ink markings on the back of the card.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM21A78_069

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

86,2Mb (3,9Mb) / 23,7in x 14,1in / 7104 x 4240 (300dpi)

Keywords

people black child children country writing museum advertisement advertising location century advert script printing African American twenties African-American B&W afro-american lettering ad United States of America black & white black and white B W 1920s 20th century heritage American America USA trade card united states Ink on paper cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art blackletter gothic script National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC advertisements Cathrell Printing Company Sally J. Cathrell Cathrell Sally J. Walter B. Cathrell Walter B.