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Hat box filled with tools and materials from Mae's Millinery Shop,1941-1994. Creator: Unknown.

Hat box without lid made from a pasteboard bottom printed in cream and gold stripes, and clear plastic sides. Mae Reeves (1912-2016) was a pioneering African-American milliner who was famous for her custom-made hats. Her business, Mae's Millinery Shop in downtown Philadelphia, was one of the first shops in the city to be owned by a woman of African American heritage.
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Hat box filled with tools and materials from Mae's Millinery Shop,1941-1994. Creator: Unknown.
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Hat box without lid made from a pasteboard bottom printed in cream and gold stripes, and clear plastic sides. Mae Reeves (1912-2016) was a pioneering African-American milliner who was famous for her custom-made hats. Her business, Mae's Millinery Shop in downtown Philadelphia, was one of the first shops in the city to be owned by a woman of African American heritage.
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3901 x 3388 px | 37.8 MB
Print size:
33.0 x 28.7 cm | 13.0 x 11.3 in (300 dpi)