The Comet
Object Details
- Description
- A high school yearbook for Booker T. Washington High School called "The Comet." The cover of the yearbook is yellow with black text. At top center are the words “The Comet” next to a black star. At the bottom right is “1948.” At the bottom of the cover is “Booker T. Washington High School. The back cover is signed “Wm. D. Williams.”
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Families of Anita Williams Christopher and David Owen Williams
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Date
- 1948
- Object number
- 2013.79.25
- Published by
- Booker T. Washington High School, American, founded 1913
- Signed by
- W.D. Williams, 1905 - 1984
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- school yearbooks
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 11 1/4 x 8 3/4 x 1/2 in. (28.6 x 22.2 x 1.3 cm)
- Open Flat: 11 3/8 × 17 13/16 × 2 1/8 in. (28.9 × 45.2 × 5.4 cm)
- Place depicted
- Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- W.D. Williams Family Collection, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- American West
- Communities
- Education
- U.S. History, 1945-1953
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2013.79.25
