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Museum object · Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Brass bell souvenir from the First National Negro Business League meeting

1900

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 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 brass souvenir bell. The main part of the bell is patinaed brass with an engraving along the bottom which reads [SOUVENIR / 1ST NATIONAL NEGRO BUSINESS LEAGUE HELD IN BOSTON AUG 23-24 1900 - ]. The handle is made out of rosewood and is dark brown.

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Catalog reference: 2014.63.41

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