(BUSINESS) Illinois and Chicago Invite You to American Negro

Sale 2598 - Lot 167

Price Realized: $ 281

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Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600

(BUSINESS.) Illinois and Chicago Invite You to American Negro Exposition, Celebrating 75 Years of Negro Achievement. Illustrated brochure, 8 panels of 9 x 4 inches on one folding sheet; short separations at folds, one director's name circled in pencil, other minor wear and dampstaining. Chicago, 1940

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A promotional piece for a major event celebrating the 75th anniversary of Emancipation with what is billed as "the first real Negro World's Fair in all history." This brochure was produced to attract private exhibitors: "This is an unequalled opportunity for commercial firms to make private exhibits appealing directly to the Negro Public." See also lots 83, 84 and 265 for more on the exposition.