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Blue crayon from Mae's Millinery Shop, 1941-1994. Creator: Unknown.

Blue crayon from Mae's Millinery Shop, 1941-1994. Creator: Unknown.

2-832-509 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Portion of a dark blue crayon with a partial paper label. Mae Reeves (1912-2016) was a pioneering African-American milliner who was famous for her custom-made hats. Her business, Mae's Millinery Shop in downtown Philadelphia, was one of the first shops in the city to be owned by a woman of African American heritage.

Image Details

People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Mae Reeves: American, African-American: Milliner
Medium
  1. Crayons
Picture Type
  1. Heritage art
  2. Object
Category Hierarchy

Trade & Industry Shops & Markets

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 1052x1513
File Size : 4,664kb

Aliases

  1. 2010.6.55.6
  1. NMAAHC-231AE7B128512_4001
  1. 0990005664
  1. 2-832-509
  1. 2010.6.55.6
  1. 2832509
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