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Strongbox from 5th Street Gym

1950-1983

Miami, Florida, United States, North and Central America

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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.

A narrow metal box with a handle on short side. The right side of the box has a small blue seal with the image of a lighthouse. Lettering surrounds the logo: [UNION MUTU / AL LIFE INSURA / NCE COMPANY / FOUNDED 1848]. The front of the box has a three dial lock positioned at: [0-0-0]. There is a sticker on the interior right side, near the handle.

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Catalog reference: 2012.123.7

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