Marine license panel from oyster boat used in Chesapeake Bay

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Created by: Haynard, G., American
Owned by: Wright, Ira Samuel, American, 1902 - 1981

Date: 1957

Medium: wood , metal , glass and paint
Dimensions: H x W x D: 3 9/16 × 24 13/16 × 3/16 in. (9 × 63 × 0.4 cm)

Description: Marine license panel from oyster boat used in Chesapeake Bay. The panel has black vinyl lettering on white painted board [MD 9967 DD]. "996" letters are peeling-off.

Place used: Wetipquin, Wicomico County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

Classification: Transportation Vehicles; Tools and Equipment-Occupational

Type: boats

Topic: Black Enterprise; Foodways; Labor; Transportation

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Harry L. Church

Object number: 2012.59.1

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions; Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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Marine license panel from oyster boat used in Chesapeake Bay