Sujet

Vacations at Taylor's Playfair, 1950s. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

A printed brochure advertising vacation rentals at Taylor's Playfair in Oak Bluffs, on the island of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. Oak Bluffs was the only town on Martha's Vineyard that welcomed black tourists. Other towns on the island did not allow black guests to stay in inns and hotels until the 1960s. The brochure is printed in green ink on cream-colored paper, and gives the start and end dates of the summer season, Inside is a list of activities in which guests can participate (Fishing, Boating, Bathing, Tennis, Bicycling, Bowling, Summer Stock Dancing), with the Playfair's rates.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A78_088

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

5,9Mo (242,1Ko) / 9,4cm x 15,7cm / 1108 x 1859 (300dpi)

Mots clés

travel holiday holidays vacation season people black summer country island museum color design advertisement advertising Massachusetts location century advert brochure African American African-American afro-american ad fifties 1950s United States of America Colour summer Holiday graphic design 20th century heritage American America USA decade segregation TGN united states racial segregation Martha's Vineyard Unknown Taylor cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC digital brochures digital media - born analog Oak Bluffs Taylor's Playfair Ouida F. Taylor Ouida F.