Title

Enrollment Certificate to Poro College for Lucille Brown

Description

This is a certificate of enrollment for Lucille Brown as an agent for Poro products. Also included on the certificate are instructions for treating hair in order to be straightened, instructions for selling Poro products, prices for products and selling suggestions. In the upper left and right corners are black and white images of women shown in profile with long, straight hair. Under the left image are the words "4 years ago my hair was only a/ finger length, and my temples/ were bald half way up my head." Above the image are the words "Mrs. A.M. Pope-Turnbo." Under the right image are the words "4 years ago my hair just covered/ my shoulders." Above the image are the words "Mrs. L.L. Roberts." Between the images are the words ""PORO"/ Hair Growers/ We Grew Our Hair, Now Let/ Us Grow Yours With/ "PORO"/ MRS. A. M. POPE-TURNBO/ 3100 PINE STREET/ St. Louis, Mo. March 19 1915/ Mrs. Lucille Brown/ Wier and McCool, Miss." The bottom quarter of the page is a price list of Poro products. At the bottom left corner, handwritten in ink, are the words "Poro Special Hair Grower 40¢ / Poro Letter C[illegible] 75¢."

Creator

CREATED BY:
Poro College, American, 1918 - 1950s
RECEIVED BY:
Lucille Brown, American, 1892 - 1960
SIGNED BY:
Annie Malone, American, 1869 - 1957
OWNED BY:
Lucille Brown, American, 1892 - 1960

Subject

African Americans

Beauty Salons

Cosmetics

Businesses

Medium

ink on paper
DIMENSIONS:
H x W: 10 15/16 x 8 7/16 in. (27.8 x 21.4 cm)

Format

jpeg

Date

March 19, 1915

Source

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Identifier

OBJECT NUMBER:
2011.170.2