Manufactured by
Mead, American
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 x D: 6 x 3 1/4 x 3/8 in. (15.2 x 8.3 x 1 cm)
Description
A Mead brand receipt book from Mae's Millinery Shop. The sales pad has perforated duplicate forms with carbon paper and glossy cardstock covers that are stapled to bind the pages. A few of the receipts at the beginning are used.
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Documents and Manuscripts
Type
notebooks
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
2010.6.196
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53547b704-c93d-4265-bf33-d0ec107cba7b

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