On View
Making a Way Gallery
Exhibition
Making a Way Out of No Way
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 × 25 × 3/16 in. (9 × 63.5 × 0.4 cm)
Description
Marine license panel from oyster boat used in Chesapeake Bay. Panel has black vinyl lettering on white painted board [MD 9967 DD].
Place used
Wetipquin, Wicomico County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Transportation Vehicles
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
2012.59.3
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5504a6be0-b55f-40ea-b63f-25447bacde8a

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