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Holy Bible Concordance: Scofield Reference Edition

1945

New York, New York, 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.

A bible (a), the Holy Bible Concordance: Scofield Reference Edition, given to Rev. Amos Brown by his father, Rev. Charles D. Brown. The bible is bound in black leather with the title and edition of the book printed in gold on the spine. On the first page is the name [Reverend Charles D. Brown] handwritten in black ink with an address in Jacksonville, Mississippi written below it. The title and copyright page is missing. On the last page of the book is the name [Milton Steward] handwritten in pencil with an adress written below it. There are annotations throughout the bible. Inside of the bible is a coupon (b) for Luster Car Wash in Oakland, California. The coupon has black ink printed on a small yellow square paper. The text on the coupon advertises a 50¢ discount on a regular car wash.

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Catalog reference: 2025.37.1ab

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