Issued by
City of Philadelphia, American, founded 1682
Owned by
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Date
1972-1988
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (1): 3 5/8 x 7 3/8 in. (9.2 x 18.7 cm)
H x W (2): 3 1/4 x 7 3/8 in. (8.3 x 18.7 cm)
H x W (3): 3 1/4 x 7 3/8 in. (8.3 x 18.7 cm)
H x W (4): 3 1/4 x 7 3/8 in. (8.3 x 18.7 cm)
H x W (5): 3 1/4 x 7 3/8 in. (8.3 x 18.7 cm)
H x W (6): 3 1/4 x 7 3/8 in. (8.3 x 18.7 cm)
H x W (7): 3 1/4 x 7 3/8 in. (8.3 x 18.7 cm)
H x W (8): 3 1/4 x 7 3/8 in. (8.3 x 18.7 cm)
H x W (9): 3 1/4 x 7 3/8 in. (8.3 x 18.7 cm)
H x W (10): 3 1/4 x 7 3/8 in. (8.3 x 18.7 cm)
H x W (11): 3 1/4 x 7 3/8 in. (8.3 x 18.7 cm)
H x W (12): 3 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (8.3 x 19.1 cm)
H x W (13): 3 1/4 x 7 3/8 in. (8.3 x 18.7 cm)
H x W (14): 3 1/4 x 7 3/8 in. (8.3 x 18.7 cm)
H x W (15): 3 3/8 x 7 1/2 in. (8.6 x 19.1 cm)
H x W (16): 3 1/4 × 7 3/8 in. (8.3 × 18.7 cm)
H x W x D (17): 10 3/4 × 12 × 5/8 in. (27.3 × 30.5 × 1.6 cm)
Description
Sixteen printed forms issued by the Department of Licenses and Inspections of the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Mae Reeves for Mae's Millinery Shop. The forms are printed with typewriter ink, handwritten black ink, and blue date and time stamps. The licenses were displayed in a brown wooden frame (.17).
44.1License No. 435083
44.2License No. 188898 Exp. 12/72
44.3License No. 188898 Exp. 12/73
44.4License No. 188898 Exp. 12/74
44.5License No. 1888898 Exp. 12/75
44.6License No. 188898 Exp. 12/77
44.7License No. 188898 Exp. 12/78
44.8License No. 188898 Exp. 12/79
44.9License No. 188898 Exp. 12/80
44.10License No. 18898 Exp. 12/81
44.11License No. 188898 Exp. 12/82
44.12License No. 188898 Exp. 12/84
44.13License No. 188898 Exp. 12/83
44.14License No. 188898 Exp. 12/85
44.15License No. 188898 Exp. 12/87
44.16License No. 188898 Exp. 12/88
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Documents and Manuscripts
Type
licenses
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
2010.6.44.1-.17
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50226be51-0808-4868-9df5-dd86a045f32f

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