Keepsake pocket bank for the National Negro Memorial

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Commissioned by: National Memorial Association, American, 1916 - 1933
Manufactured by: Unidentified

Date: ca. 1926

Medium: metal , celluloid , and ink
Dimensions: H x W x D: 2 9/16 × 2 9/16 × 3/8 in. (6.5 × 6.5 × 1 cm)

Description: Three-dimensional cylinder with Bakelite ivory tone top and bottom covers; top cover features image of 1926 original design intent for the National Negro Memorial.

Place depicted: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera

Type: souvenirs

Topic: Associations and institutions; Identity; Local and regional; Politics; U.S. History, 1919-1933

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Ball-Hoagland family in honor of Robert Ball

Object number: 2016.74

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

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Keepsake pocket bank for the National Negro Memorial