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Time Vol. 99 No. 5

1972

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

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

Magazine with a red border cover featuring a drawing of Flip Wilson. In the top right of the corner a yellow banner with black type reads: [TV's First Black Superstar]. Below, Wilson's portrait is framed with light bulbs; the date is at top right and [FIFTY CENTS] at the top left. [Comedian/Flip/Wilson] is in white type in the bottom right. There are two hand written inscriptions on the cover. One in the top right corner and the other on Wilson's forehead. The interior consists of articles, essays, and advertisements. The back cover is an advertisement for Winston Cigarettes.

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Catalog reference: 2014.183.4

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