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Sign from a segregated bus

mid 20th century

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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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.

Light green in color segregated sign from a bus. The sign reads: PLEASE USE CENTER EXIT/516. Included with the sign is a metal bracket with three (3) flat head screws that would attach to the sign for hanging.

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Catalog reference: 2011.159.2a

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