Local Notes
BEIN 2024 953: Two fans have ownership stamp: Mrs. Ola Elizabeth Neville, Chapel Hill, No. Carolina; one fan has manuscript marks and notes on verso; one fan has tape repairs on verso.
Summary
15 hand-held church fans featuring a variety of images relating to Black life in the American south, with the reverse displaying advertisements for local businesses, primarily in North Carolina and Virginia. The images range in subject, including Civil Rights leaders, famous Black Americans, and Black children and families. Businesses advertised include funeral homes, a grocery store, a barber shop, a furniture store, and others. 11 fans have wooden or plastic holders, while 4 do not. Exact dates are not provided on the objects.
Incomplete contents
Divine wisdom
These Americans died for freedom
No. 3323, Happy Childhood
Family Worship
Mahalia Jackson, 1911-1972
Faithful praise
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
We praise thee
Little gardeners.