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Poster for the Harlem Better Business League

Harlem Better Business League, American, ca. 1940ca. 1940

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Washington, D.C., United States

Round red, blue and off-white poster enclosing a smaller circular vignette of an African American family with the caption "A Clerk in Negro Business at Home. The Result of Group of Economy". This unusual poster was possibly meant to be hung at one's place of business. The design of the poster is intriguing-- incorporating two circles, the smaller of which is within a square, bearing the motto "Trade on the Square" and "Buy within the Circle".

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  • Title: Poster for the Harlem Better Business League
  • Creator: Harlem Better Business League, American, ca. 1940
  • Date Created: ca. 1940
  • Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
  • Subject Keywords: Communities, Associations and institutions, Urban life, Business
  • Medium: lithographic ink on paper
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

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