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Memorial card for Susan Bell

March 5, 1894

Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

This memorial card has metallic copper and silver ink printed on a black card mount. The card reads "TO THE MEMORY OF / Susan Bell / the Beloved Wife of Rev. G.H.S. Bell / DIED / Mar. 5, 1894 / AGED / 58y, 5d." A poem is printed on the bottom half of the card. The reverse of the card is blank.

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Catalog reference: 2009.31.9

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