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Maker:
State of New York. Department of Health  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
metal (binding material)
Measurements:
overall: 1/8 in x 10 7/8 in x 5 1/2 in; .3175 cm x 27.6225 cm x 13.97 cm
overall: 27.8 cm x 14 cm x 1 cm; 10 15/16 in x 5 1/2 in x 13/32 in
Object Name:
booklet, birth certificates
midwife's kit
Place made:
United States: New York, Buffalo
Date made:
1921-06-23
Description:
Paper booklet of 10 certificates bound with staples. Tan paper used for covers, certificates on white paper and black print. The leaves are printed on both sides with the front being the certificate to be filled out and the back a restatement of laws. Watermarked paper. Front cover has directions, and back cover has regulations and publishing listings. The booklet was part of a midwife's kit from Buffalo, NY, about 1920.
Location:
Currently not on view
Subject:
Medicine  Search this
Women's Health  Search this
Obstetrics  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift from Joseph Badlotto in memory of Rosa Bonfante and her daughter Mary Bonfante Chirchirillo Badlotto
ID Number:
2012.0128.10
Accession number:
2012.0128
Catalog number:
2012.0128.10
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Health & Medicine
Midwife Kit
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-7931-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1422939