Photographic postcard to Dr. Arthur Melvin Townsend from Emma Azalia Hackley

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A black-and-white photographic postcard of the Normal Vocal Institute in Chicago, IL. The photograph captures the building where the institution was housed, with an entrance up the stairs on the left and right side. There is a tree in front of the entrance on the left. Printed at the top of the photograph [NORMAL VOCAL INSTITUTE / 3019 CALUMET AV. CHICAGO]. The back of the postcard is used with [POST CARD] printed in black at the top with two sections horizontally divided, with [CORRESPONDANCE HERE] on the left and [ADDRESS HERE] on the right. Along the left edge is information on the photography studio. The handwritten message was written by Emma Azalia Hackley to Dr. Arthur Melvin Townsend about the school and seeing Mrs. Willa Ann Hadley.

Explore Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture ↗