Sujet

Hat box filled with tools and materials from Mae's Millinery Shop , 1941-1994. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Hat box without lid made from a pasteboard bottom printed in cream and gold stripes, and clear plastic sides. 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.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A72_441

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

37,8Mo (901,9Ko) / 33,0cm x 28,7cm / 3901 x 3388 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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