Title

Business Card of Jordan's Beauty Parlor

Description

Business card for Jordan's Beauty Parlor of St. Louis, MO. The rectangular, heavyweight off-white paper features black text that reads "JEFFERSON 1098-W MRS. DOVIE WRIGHT JORDAN, PROP. / JORDAN'S BEAUTY PARLOR / MADAM C. J. WALKER SYSTEM / WALKER AND OVERTON HYGENIC PREPARATIONS FOR SALE / 7 N. GARRISON AVE. ST. LOUIS, MO." The back bears handwritten notes in pencil.

Creator

African Americans

Black Enterprise

African Americans

Subject

Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1906
Dovie Wright Jordan, American

Medium

ink on paper
DIMENSIONS:
H x W: 1 15/16 x 3 1/2 in. (4.9 x 8.9 cm)

Format

jpeg

Date

ca. 1917

Source

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of A'Lelia Bundles / Madam Walker Family Archives

Identifier

OBJECT NUMBER:
2013.153.12.3