Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tobacco bag
Object Number:
2002.1.2864
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Cloth
Dimensions:
2 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 1/8 in.
Description:
A small cotton draw string sack dyed yellow at the top and printed in green and red on the front "Maryland Club/ Original A. T. Co./ Mixture/ Maryland Club". On the reverse "Maryland Club Virginia and Perique Mixture/ Marburg Bros./ The American Tobacco Co./ Successor".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
