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	Search results for Papers    Refine your search Subject Madam c.j Walker Manuf... (32) Hairdressing (21) Walker, c.j, Madam, 18... (21) Hairstyles (20) Cosmetics Industry (16) Show more... Creator Madam c.j Walker Manuf... (4) Walker, Sarah (3) 1917 National Conventi... (1) Bretzman (1) Brown's Studio, Indian... (1) Show more... Date ca 1900 (4) ca 1915 (4) ca 1950 (4) 1928 (3) 1960 (3) Show more... results 1-20 of 83 item(s)  page 1 of 5 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. YMCA Resolution The resolution asks Madam Walker to retain her residence in Indianapolis. 2. M0399 Madam Walker Collection Walker, C.J., Madam, 1867-1919; Christmas cards; Christmas; Correspondence The greeting card was perhaps an expression of patriotism at the end of World War I. The Madame C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company's greeting card for Christmas/1918 and New Year/1919 sported an embossed... 3. Suit of the Central Amusement Company Law & legal affairs; Discrimination; Theaters; Civil rights In 1915, Madam C. J. Walker brought a discrimination suit against the Central Amusement Company in Indianapolis for charging her more than the regular admission fee to enter the Isis Theatre. In 1927 the... 4. Marion R. Perry and A'Lelia Mae Perry Bundles Mr. Perry and Ms. Bundles are standing in a drugstore. 5. Advertisement for Madam Walker Cosmetics Advertisements; Advertising; Cosmetics industry; Hairstyles; Hairdressing; The advertisement uses playing cards to promote Walker Products. A woman is seated at a dressing table displaying Walker cosmetics. In the lower right corner of the ad is a free offer for instructions... 6. City Bus with Satin Tress Advertisement Advertisements; Advertising; Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company; Buses On the side of the bus is an advertisement for Satin Tress, a Walker hair conditioning product. 7. Special Offer for Walker Cosmetics Advertisements; Cosmetics & soap; Cosmetics industry; Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company; Postcards The color advertisement is on the front of a postcard. On the back of the card is an offer for this "Make-Up Wardrobe." The five items could be purchased for $3.30. 8. S. Henry Bundles at Radio Station WLIB Advertising; Interviews; Radio stations; Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company Mr. Bundles is seated in the center in front of the microphone. The men are looking at a brochure about Madam C.J. Walker products. 9. U.S. Postage Stamp Honoring Madam Walker African Americans; Walker, C.J., Madam, 1867-1919; Postage stamps; Jewelry The stamp is a portrait of Madam Walker. 10. Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune with Walker Staff and Graduates Alumni & alumnae; Graduation ceremonies; Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955; Brokenburr, Robert Lee, 1886-1974; Women's education; Madam C.J. Walker College of Beauty Culture Seated in the front row left to right: Dr. Marjorie Stewart Joyner, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, and Robert Lee Brokenburr. The graduates are wearing caps and gowns. They are holding their diplomas and some... 11. Walker Graduates in Chicago, Illinois 1936 Alumni & alumnae; Graduation ceremonies; Churches; Madam C.J. Walker College of Beauty Culture; Ransom, Freeman B. (Freeman Bailey), 1882-1974 A young man is a member of the graduating class. The graduates are posed in a church sanctuary. F.B. Ransom is seated in the front row. 12. F.B. Ransom with 1939 Graduating Class Alumni & alumnae; Graduation ceremonies; Ransom, Freeman Briley, 1884-1947; Women's education; Madam C.J. Walker College of Beauty Culture Ransom is standing in the back row. The graduates are wearing caps and gowns and hold their diplomas. Some have bouquets of flowers. 13. Participants in the 60th Anniversary Gala Anniversaries; Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company; Clothing & dress Seated in the front row is Violet Reynolds. Standing on the left is Marie Overstreet, and second from the right is A'Lelia Mae Perry Bundles. The African men are probably from Ghana. They were invovled... 14. Madam Walker Seated in a Pope Waverley Automobile Automobiles; Walker, C.J., Madam, 1867-1919; Walker, C.J., Madam, 1867-1919 Photographs; Automobile driving The automobile has running boards along the sides and lantern style lights on the front. 15. Madam Walker Driving an Automobile Automobiles; Walker, C.J., Madam, 1867-1919; Walker, C.J., Madam, 1867-1919 Photographs; Automobile driving Walker is wearing a dark coat and a hat that has a large feather. Three women are in the automobile with her. 16. Badge from a Walker Convention Badges; Meetings; Jewelry; Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company; Walker, C.J., Madam, 1867-1919 The badge shows two hands clasped and a portrait of Madam Walker. 17. Badge from Walker Convention Badges; Meetings; Jewelry; Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company; Walker, C.J., Madam, 1867-1919 The badge shows Madam Walkers portrait and acknowledges the wearer as a Walker agent. 18. Madam Walker at Villa Lewaro Bay windows; Couches; Clothing & dress; Rugs Walker is seated on a couch in front of a bay window. An oriental rug is on the floor. 19. Employees of the Madam C.J. Walker Beauty Shoppe in Kansas City, Missouri Beauty shops; Cosmetics & soap; Cosmetics stores; Cosmetics industry; Employees; Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company; Women; Hairstyles The women are wearing different styles of white uniforms. An advertisement on the door states that they are agents for Madam Walker products. 20. Graduates of the Walker School of Beauty Culture in St. Louis, Missouri Beauty shops; Cosmetics industry; Women's education; Alumni & alumnae; School principals; Madam C.J. Walker College of Beauty Culture The graduates are wearing caps and gowns. Seated in the center of the front row is Mrs. C.K. (Jessie) Robinson, one of Madam Walker's first agents and principal of the Walker School in St. Louis. Her name... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-20 of 83 item(s)  page 1 of 5 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  >> ) :: previous : next
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