Museum object · Bibles
Pictoral Family Bible
1890
Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A large Bible with color illustrations from the Jones-Hall-Sims House. As indicated by its title, was intended for use by the entire family.
- Catalog date
- 1890
- Recorded places
- Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Recorded subjects
- African American; Black interiors; Christianity; Communities; Domestic life; Emancipation; Faith; Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
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Sources & collection details
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗
Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: 2009.25.7
Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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