Museum object · Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
"Sorry We're Closed" sign from Mae's Millinery Shop
1941-1994
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
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 printed sign reading [Sorry WE'RE CLOSED] from Mae's Millinery Shop. The rectangular sign has a white border surrounding a black field. The words [Sorry] and [We're] are in white ink, [Closed] is in orange. At the bottom left corner in the white border [COLE] is printed in black ink.
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Catalog reference: 2010.6.8