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Wallet belonging to Harry T. Moore

early to mid 20th century

New Carrollton, Prince George's 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.

Personalized pigskin wallet embossed with Harry T. Moore. This is a brown leather fold over wallet. Inside, it has two pockets in front and two interior pockets. There is also a bill fold running the length of the wallet. The bill fold and the interior pockets are lined with darker leather. One the right side, embossed in gold letters, is the name "HARRY T MOORE." Below in smaller letters, also gold, is embossed "Genuine Pigskin." The wallet fold is extremely worn and the surface of the leather is scarred and pitted.

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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

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Catalog reference: 2013.157.3

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