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Manufactured by:

Arrow Manufacturing, American  Search this

Issued by:

United States Army, American, founded 1775  Search this

Received by:

Lewis Cunningham Broadus, American, 1875 - 1960  Search this

Medium:

leather with metal, plastic, cloth and paper

Dimensions:

H x W x D (closed): 7 × 4 1/4 × 1 in. (17.8 × 10.8 × 2.5 cm)

H x W x D (open): 7 1/2 × 4 1/4 × 7 1/2 in. (19.1 × 10.8 × 19.1 cm)

Type:

cases (containers)

Place made:

Tomball, Harris County, Texas, United States, North and Central America

Date:

Awarded 1906; issued 2006

Topic:

African American  Search this

Buffalo Soldiers  Search this

Military  Search this

Spanish-American War, 1898  Search this

World War I  Search this

World War II  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lewis Broadus Family

Object number:

2007.4.4ab

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Classification:

Awards, Medals, and Insignia

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56f4444a6-e15f-45dd-a84b-e2ebcddfcebb

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2007.4.4ab

Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Medium:

wood and metal

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 22 1/2 × 12 1/4 × 2 1/4 in. (57.2 × 31.1 × 5.7 cm)

Type:

maintenance and cleaning equipment

Place collected:

Smoaks, Colleton County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Date:

19th century

Topic:

African American  Search this

American South  Search this

Domestic life  Search this

Labor  Search this

Slavery  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2008.10.11

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Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Tools and Equipment

Exhibition:

Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55530427f-9483-461a-805f-01668e3a9756

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2008.10.11

Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Used by:

9th Regiment United States Volunteers, American, 1898 - 1899  Search this

Subject of:

United States Army, American, founded 1775  Search this

Medium:

a: silk satin, silk thread, silk fringe, cotton;

b: wood, brass;

c: wood, brass;

d: metal, brass, paint

Dimensions:

H x W ((a) without canvas mount): 56 1/2 × 69 1/2 × 1/4 in. (143.5 × 176.5 × 0.6 cm)

H x W ((a) with canvas mount): 71 × 83 in. (180.3 × 210.8 cm)

H x W x D (bc): 112 1/4 × 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (285.1 × 3.8 × 3.8 cm)

H x W x D (d): 8 7/8 × 7 1/4 × 2 1/2 in. (22.5 × 18.4 × 6.4 cm)

Type:

finials

flagpoles

flags

Place used:

Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

Date:

1898-1899

Topic:

African American  Search this

Military  Search this

Spanish-American War, 1898  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2008.2.1a-d

Restrictions & Rights:

Public Domain

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Classification:

Textiles

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5da97ad40-1f6f-421b-8046-942784baf284

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2008.2.1a-d

Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Prince Simbo, American, ca. 1737 - 1810  Search this

Medium:

horn, wood, and copper nails

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 2 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 2 15/16 in. (7 x 19.1 x 7.5 cm)

Type:

powder horns

Place depicted:

Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America

Date:

late 18th century

Topic:

African American  Search this

Free communities of color  Search this

Freedom  Search this

Military  Search this

Slavery  Search this

U.S. History, Colonial period, 1600-1775  Search this

U.S. History, Revolution, 1775-1783  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2009.14.1

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Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Weapons and Ammunition

Exhibition:

Slavery and Freedom

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f6401d04-3023-4476-a356-ad7076a4ae40

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edanmdm:nmaahc_2009.14.1

Created by:

Pakistan Services Sports Control Board, Pakistani  Search this

Owned by:

Althea Gibson, American, 1927 - 2003  Search this

Medium:

silver

Dimensions:

Medal: 2 5/8 x 2 x 1/8 in. (6.7 x 5.1 x 0.3 cm)

Case for medal: 13/16 x 3 1/8 x 4 in. (2.1 x 7.9 x 10.2 cm)

Type:

medals

Place made:

Pakistan, Asia

Date:

1956

Topic:

African American  Search this

International affairs  Search this

Sports  Search this

Tennis  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2009.27.2ab

Restrictions & Rights:

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Classification:

Awards, Medals, and Insignia

Exhibition:

Sports: Leveling the Playing Field

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d7fc4be9-9af1-48ed-8b1e-121bd500cefe

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2009.27.2ab

Created by:

United States Tennis Association, American, founded 1881  Search this

Subject of:

Althea Gibson, American, 1927 - 2003  Search this

Medium:

metal

Dimensions:

H x W: 1 3/4 × 1 3/8 in. (4.4 × 3.5 cm)

Type:

medals

Place depicted:

Edgeworth, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1957

Topic:

African American  Search this

Sports  Search this

Tennis  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2009.27.4

Restrictions & Rights:

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Classification:

Awards, Medals, and Insignia

Exhibition:

Sports: Leveling the Playing Field

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bb50d8b3-88e6-40cb-932f-493b6b0259c0

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2009.27.4

Manufactured by:

I. Nutting & Son, British, ca.1805 - 1840  Search this

Used by:

Thomas Porter II, British, 1790 - 1857  Search this

Medium:

pewter

Dimensions:

Diameter: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm), 3.9Grams

Type:

buttons (fasteners)

buttons (information artifacts)

Place collected:

Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Place used:

Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana, Caribbean, South America

Date:

ca. 1820

Topic:

African American  Search this

Business  Search this

Commerce  Search this

Middle Passage  Search this

Slavery  Search this

Trans Atlantic slave trade  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2009.32.1

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Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Awards, Medals, and Insignia

Exhibition:

Slavery and Freedom

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd538c17a61-69b3-46bf-a657-95362382579e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2009.32.1

Manufactured by:

I. Nutting & Son, British, ca.1805 - 1840  Search this

Used by:

Thomas Porter II, British, 1790 - 1857  Search this

Medium:

pewter

Dimensions:

Diameter: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm), 3.2Grams

Type:

buttons (fasteners)

buttons (information artifacts)

Place collected:

Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Place used:

Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana, Caribbean, South America

Date:

ca. 1820

Topic:

African American  Search this

Business  Search this

Commerce  Search this

Middle Passage  Search this

Slavery  Search this

Trans Atlantic slave trade  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2009.32.2

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Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Awards, Medals, and Insignia

Exhibition:

Slavery and Freedom

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd529db2a55-c81b-41b4-9282-68a33c342371

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2009.32.2

Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Used by:

Thomas Porter II, British, 1790 - 1857  Search this

Medium:

copper alloy

Dimensions:

Diameter: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm), 2.7Grams

Type:

buttons (fasteners)

buttons (information artifacts)

Place collected:

Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Place used:

Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana, Caribbean, South America

Date:

ca. 1820

Topic:

African American  Search this

Business  Search this

Commerce  Search this

Middle Passage  Search this

Slavery  Search this

Trans Atlantic slave trade  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2009.32.3

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Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Awards, Medals, and Insignia

Exhibition:

Slavery and Freedom

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a07edb0b-8c52-4a51-9b88-359fbe47e475

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2009.32.3

Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Used by:

Thomas Porter II, British, 1790 - 1857  Search this

Medium:

copper alloy

Dimensions:

Diameter: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm), 2.8Grams

Type:

buttons (fasteners)

buttons (information artifacts)

Place collected:

Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Place used:

Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana, Caribbean, South America

Date:

ca. 1820

Topic:

African American  Search this

Business  Search this

Commerce  Search this

Middle Passage  Search this

Slavery  Search this

Trans Atlantic slave trade  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2009.32.4

Restrictions & Rights:

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Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Awards, Medals, and Insignia

Exhibition:

Slavery and Freedom

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd574df6dda-c31e-41e3-89fe-beddd9022be7

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2009.32.4

Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Used by:

David Baillie, British, 1786 - 1861  Search this

Medium:

pewter

Dimensions:

Diameter: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm), 4.4Grams

Type:

buttons (fasteners)

buttons (information artifacts)

Place collected:

Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Place used:

Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana, Caribbean, South America

Date:

1828-1834

Topic:

African American  Search this

Business  Search this

Commerce  Search this

Middle Passage  Search this

Slavery  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2009.32.5

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Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Awards, Medals, and Insignia

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a6f0d26f-672b-4d64-9b1b-1af477dfeb48

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2009.32.5

Manufactured by:

Watkins and Hill, British, 1818 - 1857  Search this

Used by:

Admiral Lord Clarence Edward Paget, British, 1811 - 1895  Search this

Received by:

Sir Llewelyn Turner, British, 1823 - 1903  Search this

Medium:

glass, mahogany, and brass

Dimensions:

H x W: 3 x 36 x 3 in. (7.6 x 91.4 x 7.6 cm)

Type:

optical instruments

Place made:

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Place used:

Caribbean

Cultural Place:

Spain, Europe

Place depicted:

Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa

Bahamas, Caribbean, North and Central America

Date:

1818-1838; presented 1866-1895

Topic:

African American  Search this

Colonialism  Search this

Commerce  Search this

Law  Search this

Military  Search this

Slavery  Search this

Spanish colonialism  Search this

Trans Atlantic slave trade  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2009.33

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Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Awards, Medals, and Insignia

Tools and Equipment-Occupational

Exhibition:

Slavery and Freedom

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56677be84-00b1-46fa-9c1b-2a0db0a7db9e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2009.33

Manufactured by:

Carl Zeiss, German, founded 1846  Search this

Used by:

Peter L. Robinson Sr., American, 1892 - 1979  Search this

Subject of:

92d Infantry Division, American, 1917 - 1945  Search this

Medium:

leather , glass and metal

Dimensions:

without strap: 2 5/16 x 6 7/8 x 4 1/2 in. (5.9 x 17.5 x 11.4 cm)

with strap: 2 5/16 x 6 7/16 x 16 1/2 in. (5.9 x 16.4 x 41.9 cm)

Type:

binoculars

Date:

ca. 1917

Topic:

African American  Search this

Military  Search this

World War I  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Peter L. Robinson, Jr. and Marie Robinson Johnson

Object number:

2010.18.2

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

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Classification:

Tools and Equipment

Exhibition:

Double Victory: The African American Military Experience

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 053

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd569673263-2fc2-4d97-89f1-770486d4fe40

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.18.2

Manufactured by:

Crouch & Fitzgerald, American, founded 1839  Search this

Owned by:

George Thompson Garrison, American, 1836 - 1904  Search this

Subject of:

55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, American, 1863 - 1865  Search this

Medium:

wood, leather, cotton, metal

Dimensions:

trunk: 18 × 31 × 17 in. (45.7 × 78.7 × 43.2 cm)

insert tray: 3 9/16 × 29 5/8 × 15 3/4 in. (9 × 75.3 × 40 cm)

canvas bag: 12 5/8 × 30 11/16 × 16 9/16 in. (32 × 78 × 42 cm)

Type:

trunks (containers)

Place made:

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Place used:

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Date:

ca. 1860

Topic:

African American  Search this

Military  Search this

Slavery  Search this

U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2010.24a-d

Restrictions & Rights:

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Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Tools and Equipment

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59ce7def5-8454-47ab-a01d-04df3b51749c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.24a-d

Created by:

Life Support International, American  Search this

Used by:

United States Coast Guard, American, founded 1790  Search this

Medium:

chrome steel

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 40 3/4 × 49 × 25 1/4 in., 39 lb. (103.5 × 124.5 × 64.1 cm, 17.7 kg)

Type:

emergency vehicles

Place collected:

New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

Date:

ca. 2005

Topic:

African American  Search this

Military  Search this

U.S. History, 2001-  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2010.30

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Classification:

Tools and Equipment

Exhibition:

A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e1faed43-866c-423d-99b6-8f744b580044

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.30

Manufactured by:

Anne Paree, French  Search this

Owned by:

Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016  Search this

Subject of:

Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994  Search this

Medium:

metal, glass, plastic

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 5 3/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (13.7 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm)

Type:

perfume bottles

Place collected:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1941-1994

Topic:

African American  Search this

Black Enterprise  Search this

Business  Search this

Fashion  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Mae Reeves and her children, Donna Limerick and William Mincey, Jr.

Object number:

2010.6.111ab

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Collection title:

Mae's Millinery Shop Collection

Classification:

Accessories and Personal Effects

Exhibition:

Power of Place

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd591468fd7-45fd-491c-b80e-4ec3cfd30c66

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.6.111ab

Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Owned by:

Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016  Search this

Subject of:

Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994  Search this

Medium:

glass and plastic

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 13 1/4 x 5 x 1/2 in. (33.7 x 12.7 x 1.3 cm)

Type:

mirrors

Place collected:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1941-1994

Topic:

African American  Search this

Black Enterprise  Search this

Business  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Mae Reeves and her children, Donna Limerick and William Mincey, Jr.

Object number:

2010.6.118

Restrictions & Rights:

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Collection title:

Mae's Millinery Shop Collection

Classification:

Accessories and Personal Effects

Exhibition:

Power of Place

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5149efa5c-6c19-4558-879e-8731a7a71026

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.6.118

Manufactured by:

Prince Matchabelli Inc., founded 1926  Search this

Owned by:

Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016  Search this

Subject of:

Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994  Search this

Medium:

paper, foil, and plastic

Dimensions:

H x W x D (ab): 3 × 5 × 3 3/4 in. (7.6 × 12.7 × 9.5 cm)

H x W x D (a): 2 3/4 × 4 3/4 × 3 5/8 in. (7 × 12.1 × 9.2 cm)

H x W x D (b): 3/4 × 4 7/8 × 3 3/4 in. (1.9 × 12.4 × 9.5 cm)

Type:

boxes (containers)

Place collected:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1941-1994

Topic:

African American  Search this

Beauty culture  Search this

Black Enterprise  Search this

Business  Search this

Fashion  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Mae Reeves and her children, Donna Limerick and William Mincey, Jr.

Object number:

2010.6.54.1ab

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Collection title:

Mae's Millinery Shop Collection

Classification:

Accessories and Personal Effects

Exhibition:

Power of Place

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52e0f7cfa-49c1-4cf0-9503-6ee4b11ee534

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.6.54.1ab

Manufactured by:

Maybelline, American, founded 1915  Search this

Owned by:

Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016  Search this

Subject of:

Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994  Search this

Medium:

wood, paint, and black pigment

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 3/16 × 3 3/4 × 3/16 in. (0.5 × 9.5 × 0.5 cm)

Type:

cosmetics

Place collected:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1941-1994

Topic:

African American  Search this

Beauty culture  Search this

Black Enterprise  Search this

Business  Search this

Fashion  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Mae Reeves and her children, Donna Limerick and William Mincey, Jr.

Object number:

2010.6.54.4

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Collection title:

Mae's Millinery Shop Collection

Classification:

Accessories and Personal Effects

Exhibition:

Power of Place

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a6aeb05b-a442-4202-85d9-0ce02224110b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.6.54.4

Manufactured by:

Prince Matchabelli Inc., founded 1926  Search this

Owned by:

Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016  Search this

Subject of:

Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994  Search this

Medium:

synthetic fiber and foam

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 2 1/2 x 3/8 in. (6.4 x 1 cm)

Type:

powder puffs

Place collected:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1941-1994

Topic:

African American  Search this

Beauty culture  Search this

Black Enterprise  Search this

Business  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Mae Reeves and her children, Donna Limerick and William Mincey, Jr.

Object number:

2010.6.54.5

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title:

Mae's Millinery Shop Collection

Classification:

Accessories and Personal Effects

Exhibition:

Power of Place

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5659d81a7-602e-4a49-a349-7718ad0440dd

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.6.54.5