Museum object · boxes (containers)
Tin box handmade and carried by Joseph Trammell to hold freedom papers
1852
Virginia, 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 small, handmade tin box with sliding lid. Used to hold certificate of freedom and carry in pocket.
- Catalog date
- 1852
- Recorded places
- Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Recorded subjects
- African American; Emancipation; Free communities of color; Freedom; Identity; Law; Slavery
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Sources & collection details
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗
Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: 2014.25.2
Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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