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    Pocket watch owned by Harry T. Moore

    Manufactured by
    Illinois Watch Company, American, founded 1879
    Owned by
    Moore, Harry Tyson, American, 1905 - 1951
    Date
    ca. 1920s
    On View
    Concourse 2, C 2053
    Exhibition
    Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
    Medium
    metal and glass
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2 5/16 x 1 11/16 x 5/16 in. (5.9 x 4.3 x 0.8 cm)
    Description
    Pocket watch by Illinois Watch Company used by Harry Tyson Moore, Sterling model. It features a circular white face with black hands and numerals. Under the twelve it has the company and model name "ILLINOIS/ STERLING." There is a second smaller face for marking the seconds at the bottom of the main face. The casing is a plain brass colored metal with a loop and ridged crown at top. The back has a faint cross hatching pattern with a small heraldic crest in the center.
    Place collected
    New Carrollton, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Place used
    Mims, Brevard County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Adornment
    Tools and Equipment-Personal use
    Type
    pocket watches
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Families
    Hate crimes
    Men
    Resistance
    Segregation
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by Juanita Evangeline Moore, daughter; "Skip" Pagan, grandson; and Darren Pagan, great-grandson
    Object number
    2013.157.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd542f76f6f-ca48-4320-a3e2-a0c2758e6926
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