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Marine license panel from oyster boat used in Chesapeake Bay

1957

Wetipquin, Wicomico County, Maryland, 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.

Marine license panel from oyster boat used in Chesapeake Bay. The panel has black vinyl lettering on white painted board [MD 9967 DD]. "996" letters are peeling-off.

Catalog date
1957
Recorded places
Wetipquin, Wicomico County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Recorded subjects
African American; Black Enterprise; Foodways; Labor; Transportation

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: 2012.59.1

Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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