Museum object · signs
Sign from a segregated restaurant
1920s - 1940s
African American history · place not specified
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 sign from a segregated restaurant printed in gold on a cobalt blue background with the message "We employ White Help and Cater to White People" surrounded by a decorative gold border.
- Catalog date
- 1920s - 1940s
- Recorded subjects
- African American; Segregation
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: 2012.46.36
Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection