Created by
Unidentified
Owned by
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Date
1941-1994
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (Each): 2 x 3 1/2 in. (5.1 x 8.9 cm)
Description
Four business cards advertising Mae Reeve's Hat Shop. An illustration of a woman in a black dress, white apron and holding and oversized hatbox is on the left of the card. Text reads [GRanite 6-6516 / Mae Reeves / Exclusive Custom Made Hats by "Mae" / Draping Remodeling / 41 North 60th Street / Philadelphia 39, Pa.]
Place depicted
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Documents and Manuscripts
Type
business cards
Topic
Black Enterprise
Business
Millinery
Women
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
2010.6.180.2.1-.4
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd579567550-4756-4100-bbd7-d2856d0b2b3b

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