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Six colors of thread from Mae's Millinery Shop
- Compiled by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 051
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- Medium
- cotton thread, plastic, wood, and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (2010.6.68.1): 1 7/8 x 1 5/16 x 1 5/16 in. (4.8 x 3.3 x 3.3 cm)
- H x W x D (2010.6.68.2): 1 3/4 x 1 5/16 x 1 5/16 in. (4.4 x 3.3 x 3.3 cm)
- H x W x D (2010.6.68.3): 1 3/4 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/8 in. (4.4 x 4.3 x 4.1 cm)
- H x W x D (2010.6.68.4): 1 1/4 x 1 x 1 in. (3.2 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm)
- H x W x D (2010.6.68.5): 1/4 x 5 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. (0.6 x 14.6 x 3.5 cm)
- H x W x D (2010.6.68.6): 7/16 x 3/4 x 3/4 in. (1.1 x 1.9 x 1.9 cm)
- Description
- f
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Crafting-Artistic-Image-making
- Type
- spools
- 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
- 2010.6.68.1-.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Printing plate of Venice Spraggs used by The Chicago Defender
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Spraggs, Venice, 1905 - 1956
- Used by
- The Chicago Defender, American, founded 1905
- Date
- ca. 1950
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 051
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- Medium
- zinc
- Dimensions
- 5 9/16 x 3 7/8 x 1/16 in. (14.1 x 9.8 x 0.2 cm)
- Description
- Printing plate of a bust-length portrait of Venice Spraggs. The bottom left and bottom right corners have accretions. On the back in black pigment, [VENICE / Spraggs / SPRA-[illegible] / 51, -[illegible]]
- Place collected
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- printing plates
- portraits
- Topic
- Business
- Communication
- Technology
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Chicago Defender Publishing Company
- Object number
- 2012.18.5.103
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Chicago Defender Publishing Company
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Printing plate of an unidentified Woolsey Hall employee
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- The Chicago Defender, American, founded 1905
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- ca. 1950
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- zinc
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 5 9/16 x 3 7/8 x 1/16 in. (14.1 x 9.8 x 0.2 cm)
- Description
- Printing plate of a man in a three piece suit and bowtie talking on a phone. Written on the back is [Woolsey Hall / Treas Employee].
- Place collected
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- printing plates
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Chicago Defender Publishing Company
- Object number
- 2012.18.5.122
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Chicago Defender Publishing Company
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Printing plate of Gwendolyn Brooks used by The Chicago Defender
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Gwendolyn Brooks, American, 1917 - 2000
- Used by
- The Chicago Defender, American, founded 1905
- Date
- ca. 1950
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 051
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- Medium
- zinc
- Dimensions
- 5 9/16 x 3 7/8 x 1/16 in. (14.1 x 9.8 x 0.2 cm)
- Description
- Printing plate of Gwendolyn Brooks. There are accretions on the bottom left and right corners of the plate. On the back, [GWENDOLYN BROOKS].
- Place collected
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- printing plates
- portraits
- Topic
- Business
- Communication
- Technology
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Chicago Defender Publishing Company
- Object number
- 2012.18.5.128
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Chicago Defender Publishing Company
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Printing plate of Bob Wilson
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- The Chicago Defender, American, founded 1905
- Date
- ca. 1950
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- zinc
- Dimensions
- 5 9/16 x 3 7/8 x 1/16 in. (14.1 x 9.8 x 0.2 cm)
- Description
- Printing plate of Bob Wilson. The image shows Wilson reading from a book while wearing a suit and tie. Written on the back is [BOB WILSON].
- Place collected
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- printing plates
- portraits
- Topic
- Business
- Communication
- Technology
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Chicago Defender Publishing Company
- Object number
- 2012.18.5.139
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Chicago Defender Publishing Company
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Printing plate of Jacqueline Le Protti
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Le Protti, Jacqueline, born 1923
- Used by
- The Chicago Defender, American, founded 1905
- Date
- ca. 1950
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- zinc
- Dimensions
- 5 9/16 x 3 7/8 x 1/16 in. (14.1 x 9.8 x 0.2 cm)
- Description
- Printing plate of Jacqueline Le Protti in nurse uniform, possibly for her graduation from nursing school in 1944. Written on the back is [Jacqueline Le Protti].
- Place collected
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- printing plates
- portraits
- Topic
- Business
- Medicine
- Technology
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Chicago Defender Publishing Company
- Object number
- 2012.18.5.16
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Chicago Defender Publishing Company
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Printing plate of Leontyne Price
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Price, Leontyne, American, born 1927
- Used by
- The Chicago Defender, American, founded 1905
- Date
- ca. 1950
- Medium
- zinc
- Dimensions
- 5 9/16 x 3 7/8 x 1/16 in. (14.1 x 9.8 x 0.2 cm)
- Description
- Printing plate of Leontyne Price singing in front of a CBS radio microphone. There is significant loss of the image around her face, possibly from surface abrasion. The plate is irregular, the top right corner having been cut away or otherwise removed. Written of the back is [Leontyne Price] as well as an obscured photographer's stamp.
- Place collected
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- printing plates
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Chicago Defender Publishing Company
- Object number
- 2012.18.5.23
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Chicago Defender Publishing Company
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Printing plate of a man in service uniform
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- The Chicago Defender, American, founded 1905
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- ca. 1950
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- zinc
- Dimensions
- 5 9/16 x 3 7/8 x 1/16 in. (14.1 x 9.8 x 0.2 cm)
- Description
- Printing plate of an unidentified man in service dress shirt and tie. The man wears campaign ribbons on his chest and a pin, likely of crossed rifles, on his collar. Written on the back is ["DEEP ARE THE ROOTS"].
- Place collected
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- printing plates
- portraits
- Topic
- Business
- Military
- Technology
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Chicago Defender Publishing Company
- Object number
- 2012.18.5.28
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Chicago Defender Publishing Company
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Printing plate of Marian Anderson
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- The Chicago Defender, American, founded 1905
- Subject of
- Anderson, Marian, American, 1897 - 1993
- Date
- ca. 1950
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- zinc
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 5 3/4 × 3 15/16 × 1/16 in. (14.6 × 10 × 0.2 cm)
- Description
- A printing plate with an image of Marian Anderson. The plate is rectangular in shape, portrait orientation. The reverse is tan with a red logo printed and repeated (circle with cartoon figure wearing a top hat in the center with [MADE IN U.S.A. / REG.U.S. PAT. OFF] underneath, and [ZOMO ELECTRIC BACKOTE] and [PHOTO ENGRAVERS' METAL] around the edge). A handwritten note on the reverse, in black ink, reads [Marian / Anderson] in the center.
- Place collected
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- printing plates
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Chicago Defender Publishing Company
- Object number
- 2012.18.5.49
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Chicago Defender Publishing Company
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Printing plate of Captain Harry B. Deas used by The Chicago Defender
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Deas, Harry B.
- Used by
- The Chicago Defender, American, founded 1905
- Date
- ca. 1950
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 051
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- Medium
- zinc
- Dimensions
- 5 9/16 x 3 7/8 x 1/16 in. (14.1 x 9.8 x 0.2 cm)
- Description
- Printing plate of two men raising their hands, possibly administering or pledging an oath. The man on the left wears a tie and jacket with metal buttons and a badge in the shape of a star. The man on the right wears a suit and tie. On the back in black marker, [CAPT. HARRY / B. DEAS / A]
- Place collected
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- printing plates
- portraits
- Topic
- Business
- Communication
- Technology
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Chicago Defender Publishing Company
- Object number
- 2012.18.5.81
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Chicago Defender Publishing Company
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Embosser used by Claflin University
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- Claflin University, American, founded 1869
- Date
- 1870-1900
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- paint, cast iron
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 6 7/8 × 6 1/2 × 2 1/8 in. (17.5 × 16.5 × 5.4 cm)
- Description
- A hand-operated embossing machine used by Claflin University. The exterior is painted black, with paint chipping away throughout surface. The embosser stands flat on a beveled base that is curved on two opposing sides, each containing a hole through the base at the end. The mechanism has a long, rounded lever, with a silver plated top on the end, hinged at the body of the embosser on the opposite side, with a spring element underneath, and is used to push the cylinder element into whatever material will be embossed. Below the cylindrical element, there is a two-tiered base, the bottom being circular with relief type (illegible) on the top, the other sitting on the top curved with straight ends in an oblong shape. There is a slit for the material being embossed to slide into between the pedestal and the cylinder. The main body of embosser has a relief 5-point star, painted red, with gold lines coming off of it, on both sides.
- Place used
- Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Crafting-Artistic-Image-making
- Type
- tools
- Topic
- American South
- Business
- Education
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Segregation
- U.S. History, 1865-1921
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Claflin University
- Object number
- 2016.24
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Black hat form from Mae's Millinery Shop
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- Medium
- buckram
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 3 1/2 x 7 x 8 1/4 in. (8.9 x 17.8 x 21 cm)
- Description
- A black buckram hat form circular in shape with a flat crown and an even bottom edge.
- Place made
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Crafting-Artistic-Image-making
- Type
- headgear
- 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
- 2010.6.150
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Artificial pink flowers from Mae's Millinery Shop
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 051
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- Medium
- paper, plastic, wire, and cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 1/2 x 28 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. (6.4 x 73 x 15.9 cm)
- Description
- Artificial pink paper flowers on green plastic stems with coiled paper-wrapped wire pieces coming off the stems. The flowers are tied with string to the bottom of the box. White stickers wrapped around the stems of the artificial flowers read "MADE IN CHINA".
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Crafting-Artistic-Image-making
- Type
- accessories
- Topic
- Business
- Fashion
- Ornamentation
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick
- Object number
- 2016.48.105
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Hat box filled with tools and materials from Mae's Millinery Shop
- Compiled by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 051
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- Medium
- plastic, cloth, metal, and paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 12 13/16 x 12 x 12 in. (32.5 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm)
- Description
- Hat box without lid (a) made from a pasteboard bottom printed in cream and gold stripes, and clear plastic sides. The container was used by Mae Reeves to hold the following items:
- (b): Published paper sewing pattern by Kandel Knits for a mini cape, pattern number 653.
- (c): Pair of metal scissors with black painted handles.
- (d): Metal tracing wheel with a marbled cream plastic handle. Made by Dritz.
- (e): Ziploc bag containing a black and white plaid ribbon bow and nine (9) cards wrapped with various finishing tapes and trims.
- (f): Ziploc bag containing seven (7) cards wrapped in black lace, one (1) length of loose black lace, one (1) length of rolled white fabric trim, and one (1) cream lace collar.
- (g): Ziploc bag containing six (6) cards of buttons and seventeen (17) loose buttons, all of various colors and sizes.
- (h): Ziploc bag containing three (3) papers of straight pins, one (1) paper of sewing needles, one (1) case of Singer machine sewing needles, one (1) bag of white sequins, one (1) bag of teal sequins, and two (2) loose gold sequins.
- (i): Seven (7) fake flowers loose in the hat box, including six (6) peach roses and one (1) white carnation on a plastic stem with a pinback attached to it.
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Crafting-Artistic-Image-making
- Type
- textiles
- buttons (fasteners)
- pins (fasteners)
- scissors
- needles
- patterns (guides)
- sewing tools and equipment
- hatboxes
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick
- Object number
- 2016.48.106a-i
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Two pieces of pyrite from the workshop of C. Edgar Patience
- Owned by
- C. Edgar Patience, American, 1906 - 1972
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- pyrite
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (.1): 3/8 × 2 15/16 × 3 1/2 in. (1 × 7.4 × 8.9 cm)
- H x W x D (.2): 3/8 × 2 11/16 × 2 15/16 in. (0.9 × 6.8 × 7.5 cm)
- Description
- These two (2) pieces of pyrite were found in the workshop of anthracite coal artist C. Edgar Patience. Both are irregularly shaped unused materials.
- Place collected
- Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Crafting-Artistic-Image-making
- Type
- sculpture components
- Topic
- Art
- Craftsmanship
- Folklife
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Dr. Juanita Patience Moss and descendants
- Object number
- 2016.70.3.1-.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Printing plate of carving designs from the workshop of C. Edgar Patience
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- C. Edgar Patience, American, 1906 - 1972
- Date
- ca. 1920
- On ViewConcourse, C X06
- Exhibition
- A Century in the Making
- Medium
- copper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 3/16 × 4 1/8 × 1/16 in. (5.5 × 10.5 × 0.2 cm)
- Description
- This copper printing plate from a catalog of designs for carved anthracite coal objects was found in the workshop of C. Edgar Patience. This plate contains designs for sixteen (16) different items, including pendants and pin heads. Each design has a corresponding unique number engraved beneath it. The reverse of the plate has adhesive residue and lengths of tape adhered to it.
- Place collected
- Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Crafting-Artistic-Image-making
- Type
- printing plates
- Topic
- Art
- Craftsmanship
- Folklife
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Dr. Juanita Patience Moss and descendants
- Object number
- 2016.70.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- © C. Edgar Patience
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Needlenose pliers from the workshop of C. Edgar Patience
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- C. Edgar Patience, American, 1906 - 1972
- Date
- 1900-1972
- On ViewConcourse, C X06
- Exhibition
- A Century in the Making
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 5/16 × 1 9/16 × 5 1/4 in. (0.8 × 4 × 13.3 cm)
- Description
- This pair of needlenose pliers were found in the workshop of C. Edgar Patience. The metal pliers have grated sections on the outside edge of each handle for gripping. Text is engraved on one side of the pin that reads "REUMSHUSSELL / GERMANY".
- Place used
- Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Crafting-Artistic-Image-making
- Type
- needlenose pliers
- Topic
- Art
- Craftsmanship
- Folklife
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Dr. Juanita Patience Moss and descendants
- Object number
- 2016.70.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Stencil plate from the workshop of C. Edgar Patience
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- C. Edgar Patience, American, 1906 - 1972
- Subject of
- CAN DO Inc., American, founded 1960
- Date
- 1960-1972
- Medium
- copper, metal, and fiberboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 3/4 × 3 1/16 × 3 7/8 in. (1.9 × 7.7 × 9.8 cm)
- Description
- This copper stencil plate reading "BEST WISHES FOR SUCCESS / FROM / CAN DO, INC." was found in the workshop of C. Edgar Patience. Metal loops protrude from the copper plate to form the interior floating portions of the letters. Two small rectangular pieces of copper sheeting extend from each bottom corner of the stencil. A circular piece of fiberboard is screwed to the center bottom of the stencil plate.
- Place collected
- Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Crafting-Artistic-Image-making
- Type
- stencils (tools)
- Topic
- Art
- Craftsmanship
- Folklife
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Dr. Juanita Patience Moss and descendants
- Object number
- 2016.70.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Folding camera owned by Laura Fitzpatrick
- Manufactured by
- Agfa-Gevaert N.V., Belgian, founded 1867
- Owned by
- Fitzpatrick, Laura, American, 1927 - 1987
- Date
- 1933-1942
- Medium
- metal , plastic , glass
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (closed): 6 5/16 × 3 9/16 × 1 3/8 in. (16 × 9 × 3.5 cm)
- H x W x D (open): 6 5/16 × 3 9/16 × 5 1/8 in. (16 × 9 × 13 cm)
- Description
- An Afga Billy Record 8.8 folding camera owned and used by Laura Fitzpatrick. The camera uses an Agfa Anastigmat Jgestar 1:8.8/105mm lens and 120 roll film. The silver metal components could be nickel or chrome. On the front of the camera above the fold-out is [Agfa], and below the fold-out reads [BILLY-RECORD]. The aperture ring, depth-of-field scale, and focusing ring read [100 / 50 / 25 / B], [8-5m 5 - 2m / 8-16 feet 16-6 feet], and [16 / 11 / 8.8]. White text around the lens reads [AGFA-ANASTIGMAT-JGESTAR-F: 8.8-].
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- cameras
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of her children in memory of Laura Fitzpatrick
- Object number
- 2016.72.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Wooden hat block from Mae's Millinery Shop
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 051
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- Medium
- wood
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 6 3/4 × 7 5/16 × 6 3/8 in. (17.1 × 18.6 × 16.2 cm)
- Description
- Carved wooden hat block with a flat base and an asymmetrical curved upper form. There is a large circular hole at the center of the underside of the base.
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Crafting-Artistic-Image-making
- Type
- hat blocks
- 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
- 2010.6.31
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions