- Manufactured by
- American Blank Book Manufacturing Co.
- Created by
- Shearer Cottage, American, founded 1903
- Date
- ca. 1960
- Medium
- book paper, printing ink, cardboard and book cloth (textile material)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 3/16 × 11 1/4 × 1 1/8 in. (20.8 × 28.6 × 2.9 cm)
- Description
- A hardcover 100-page book with a leatherized black cover. On the front cover, the title is centered and embossed in gold text: GUEST / REGISTER. There is no print on the spine or verso. The book contains handwritten registers of guests who stayed at the Shearer Cottage in Martha's Vineyard from 1963 - 1973.
- Place used
- Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- visitors' books
- Topic
- Business
- Families
- Recreation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Shearer Family
- Object number
- 2013.209.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.