[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. A group of 2 African American debutante cotillion programs for events in Washington, DC, and Cleveland, OH. Ca 1950s-1960s.
Sale 1005 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Lots Open
Mar 1, 2022
Lots Close
Mar 8, 2022
Timed Online / Cincinnati
Estimate
$100 -
$200
Sold for $63
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. A group of 2 African American debutante cotillion programs for events in Washington, DC, and Cleveland, OH. Ca 1950s-1960s.
Program, Debutante Cotillion, May 2, 1952. Cleveland, OH (sponsored by Girl Friends, Inc., Cleveland Chapter). Original stiff patterned wrappers, 24pp. 9 s 11-1/2”. Illustrated. Celebrating the “coming out” of 41 young women.
[With:] Program Presentation of Debutantes. Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc., Washington, DC. Sheraton Park Hotel, The cotillion Room May 9, 1969. 9 x 11”. Original stiff wrappers, 8pp (unpaginated). Illustrated with photographs. Sigma Gamma Rho is an historically African American sorority, founded in 1922.
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