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Business card of Mme. Dovie Wright, hair culturist

ca. 1917

Saint Louis, Missouri, 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.

Business card of Mme. Dovie Wright, Hair Culturist. The rectangular, heavyweight off-white paper features black text that reads "Scalp treatment a Specialty Bomont 1098 / MME. DOVIE WRIGHT / HAIR CULTURIST / Mme. C. J. Walker System, Hairdressing and Hairwork / of all kinds / 7 N. Garrison Ave. St. Louis, Mo." The reverse is blank.

Catalog date
ca. 1917
Recorded places
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
Recorded subjects
African American; Business; Hair; Women

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Catalog reference: 2013.153.12.2

Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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