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- Exhibition
- A Century in the Making
- Created by
- Identity Group, Inc., American, founded 1957
- Commissioned by
- Williams, Harold Louis, American, 1924 - 2015
- Subject of
- Williams, Harold Louis, American, 1924 - 2015
- Owned by
- Williams, Harold Louis, American, 1924 - 2015
- Date
- late 20th-early 21st century
- Medium
- plastic, ink, paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 3 1/4 × 2 5/8 × 2 5/8 in. (8.3 × 6.7 × 6.7 cm)
- Description
- Rubber name stamp for Harold Williams. There is a gray stamp top (.1a) with a square base cover (.1b). The top has a rounded handle in the center and a square bottom. The center of the handle has a rubber grip with text [STAMP-EVER ® / PATENT-PENDING]. The reverse is blank. There is a paper label with red printed text adhered to the lower front of the stamp. The paper is cut off but partially reads [LICENSED ARCHITECT / HAROLD L. WILLIAMS / No. C-002546]. “Licensed Architect” is in a circular border that has a star graphic on each side, cut off at the edge of the paper. This text is repeated on the interior rubber stamp. The lower half of the stamp reads [STATE OF CALIFORNIA] in the circular border and [RENEWAL DATE] in the center. The text is inverted and the stamp is covered in red ink. The square bottom fits into the thin base. The interior of the base has manufacturing information. The exterior is blank.
- Place depicted
- Ventura, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- Singapore, Asia
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- rubber stamps
- Topic
- Architecture
- Business
- Labor
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Betty Smith Williams in memory of Harold Louis Williams
- Object number
- A2017.53.1.1.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




