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Postcard addressed to Amanda Carter regarding a midwife meeting

August 3, 1953

Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A postcard from N.M. Coles to Amanda Carter. It is handwritten in blue ink, postmarked and stamped. The card is plain paper with a printed 2-cent stamp. It is dated 8/3/1953 and informs Carter of the upcoming date for " our regular midwife meeting."

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Catalog reference: 2011.75.25.1

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