cover image: Packaging for Salaam Brand sardines

Packaging for Salaam Brand sardines

Packaging for sardines imported and distributed by Salaam International, a division of the Nation of Islam. The packaging consists of a single piece of cardboard in a turqoise blue color and printed with black and yellow text. When folded, the piece forms a rectangular box. In the center, text reads [SALAAM / BRAND IMPORTED / SARDINES]. At the top, in between two sections of Arabic writing is [THE NATION OF ISLAM] with a small globe graphic. Along the bottom, text reads [PRODUCT OF MOROCCO IMPORTED & DISTRIBUTED BY THE NATION OF ISLAM].
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Authors

Nation of Islam, American, founded 1930, Salaam International, American

Collection
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection Memorabilia and Ephemera
Date published
ca. 1975
Dates
ca. 1975
Format
Ink on cardboard
Pages
H x W: 8 5/8 × 7 1/4 in. (21.8 × 18.4 cm)
Place Discussed
United States of America Morocco
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
Morocco
Rights
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Nadar Ali and Family
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/04ac8be64c5589876228de0071b647a5

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