Object Details
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Description
- A metal double-sided black railroad sign that reads: [WAITING ROOM / FOR WHITES / ONLY / BY ORDER OF / POLICE DEPT.] in white paint. The writing is on a framed square plaque at the top of the sign. The sign post is round and has metal work at the top where the plaque meets the post and that the bottom where the post meets the base. The base is round. There is orange paint that is visible in spots where the black paint has peeled. There is also rust on the bottom of the base.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- ca. 1930s
- Object number
- 2015.23
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- signage
- Medium
- metal with paint
- Dimensions
- Overall with Weight (H X W X D): 57 7/8 × 19 3/4 × 23 1/8 in., 66 lb. (147 × 50.2 × 58.7 cm, 29.9 kg)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- Exhibition
- Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Race discrimination
- Segregation
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2015.23
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c350442c-e3c6-4810-ad12-5efbe3646ec1
