?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000
(CIVIL RIGHTS--SEGREGATION.) "For Colored / For Whites" sign for a segregated bus or trolley. Lacquered wood sign with painted lettering and metal mounting bracket, 3 1/2 x 9 inches; moderate wear and soiling. Texas?, circa 1940s
The sign was designed to be inserted into a holder in the wall of the bus, designating the dividing line between the races. It could be easily moved in reaction to the day's traffic. Provenance: found in an antique shop in Galveston, TX.
