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Square desk calendar owned by the Terrell family

1863-1954

Highland Beach, Anne Arundel 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.

Square desk calendar owned by the Terrell family. The small metal calendar has an attached stand at back to rest the calendar upright. Inside the metal and glass frame is paper with printed month and date information. The calendar is currently set for November. The dates are printed in black with the Sundays in red. The metal is tarnished and the paper has yellowed.

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Catalog reference: A2017.13.1.13

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