Items

• Photograph. Christine Moore Howell and her sister, Bessie, in front of "Christine" Vanity Parlor
  This photograph is of sisters Christine Moore Howell and Bessie Moore in front of “Christine” Vanity Parlors in Princeton, New Jersey around the 1920s when the vanity parlor opened. They would have been around the ages of 22 and 23 respectively at this time.
• Emancipator Hard Pressing Iron by Christine Inc.
  Hair straightening iron stored in original orange and black box. Patented by Christine Moore Howell. Christine Moore Howell (1899 - 1972), married to Edward Gaylord Howell (1898-1971), was an inventor, a public servant, a businesswoman, an educator and the founder of Christine Cosmetics, Inc.
• Era Bell Thompson to Christine Moore Howell, letter
  Letter from Era Bell Thompson (1905-1986), Associate Editor of Ebony Magazine, to Christine Moore Howell (1899–1972) dated November 2, 1948. Requesting answers to questionnaire. With envelope addressed to Christine Beauty Shop, Spring Street, Princeton, N.J.
• Questionnaire for the Magazine Ebony
  This questionnaire entitled “QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE MAGAZINE EBONY----November 6, 1948” is five pages long with responses to 38 questions. The responses are by Christine Moore Howell (March 19, 1898-December 13, 1972) of Princeton, New Jersey.