Printed by
Unidentified
Owned by
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Date
1968-1994
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 4 x 2 3/8 in. (10.2 x 6 cm)
Description
A memorial card for Robert Riethmiller from Mae's Millinery Shop. The front of the card features a color print of the Virgin Mary. The back of the card is printed with the Lord's Prayer below the text "In Memory of / ROBERT RIETHMILLER / Died April 5, 1968".
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
commemoratives
Topic
Black Enterprise
Business
Catholicism
Millinery
Prayer
Religion
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
2010.6.19
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53b0e2386-6650-4568-af43-3f5f634149e8

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