Object Details
- Description
- One from a set of ten desks from the Hope School in Pomaria, South Carolina, a historic Rosenwald school. The desks are of the "Triumph" model made by A. H. Andrews & Co. in Chicago, Illinois and are made of iron and hardwood. The back of each desk provides the writing surface for the desk behind.
- Date
- 1925-1954
- Manufactured by
- A. H. Andrews & Co., founded 1865
- Used by
- Hope School, 1925 - 1954
- Place used
- Pomaria, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Education
- Segregation
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Hope School Community Center, Pomaria, SC
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.22.5
- Type
- desks
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Medium
- iron and hardwood
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 28 3/8 × 22 × 29 1/4 in. (72.1 × 55.9 × 74.3 cm)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2010.22.5
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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