WANN Banner
WANN Banner
- Description
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This banner was used by the Annapolis, Maryland radio station WANN during the 1950s. The blue felt banner has gold trim with gold fringe tassels and reads “WANN/10,000 WATTS/DIAL 1190” in gold lettering.
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WANN (1190 AM) was a radio station based out of Annapolis, Maryland that primarily served the area's growing African American community. Morris Blum founded it in 1946, and it broadcast to the entire mid-Atlantic region. The station was home to disc jockey Charles "Hoppy" Adams starting in the early 1950s. Adams hosted weekly events at a local African American only beach, Carr's Beach, which were popular with the area's youth population.
- Object Name
- banner
- date made
- 1950s
- place made
- United States
- Physical Description
- fabric (overall material)
- felt (overall material)
- wood (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 39 in x 41 in x 1 in; 99.06 cm x 104.14 cm x 2.54 cm
- ID Number
- 2002.0319.02
- accession number
- 2002.0319
- catalog number
- 2002.0319.02
- Credit Line
- Gift of Morris H. Blum
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- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- American Enterprise
- Exhibition
- American Enterprise
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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