Printed by
Maverick Clarke, American
Subject of
Carr, Lee, American
Date
1955
Medium
lithographic ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W: 3 1/4 x 6 5/8 in. (8.3 x 16.8 cm)
Description
A poll tax receipt made out to Lee Carr. The receipt is on white paper with black and red ink and has set fields including Age, State, Citizen, Sex, and Race. The information is filled out by hand. The receipt, issued in 1955, provides that the voter has paid the $1.50 poll tax in Hardin County, Texas. The receipt was produced by Maverick Clarke printers.
Place used
Hardin County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
Type
receipts
Topic
Politics
Race discrimination
Suffrage
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Carr Family
Object number
2012.104
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5513a172c-ff28-41be-b26d-f1eae534f359

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