Stop Work Day, 1964 August 28
Abstract
Poster encouraging African American voter registration. It advertises "a big registration march on the county court house" in Annapolis, Maryland arranged by the Anne Arundel County Laymen's Corps. The poster also invites attendees to gather at Carr’s Beach after the march. Located just south of Annapolis, the beach was a popular Chesapeake Bay resort and concert venue for the Black community and was host to many African American musical artists and performers, including the Van Dykes who are featured on the poster.
Dates
- Event: 1964 August 28
Creator
- Globe Poster Corp. (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Extent
1 Items : poster on heavy card stock ; 22 x 35 ¼ inches
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession # 2021-027-LIB
Scope and Contents
The earliest posters in the collection feature Leonora Jackson, one of the first female violinists to gain international fame, circa 1900-1915. The most recent poster is a 2020 Black Lives Matter poster. In between is everything from a 1968 Nixon/Agnew campaign poster, to Baltimore City Fair posters from the 1970s, to a poster from the U.S. Pro Cycle Championship held in Baltimore in 1982.
The bulk of the posters in the collection, over 1,000, are World War I and World War II era propaganda posters. Most were produced by the U.S. Government; the collection also consists of privately printed posters, both from the United States and abroad.
Creator
- Globe Poster Corp. (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750
specialcollections@mdhistory.org