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The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments

Title:
Family Bible used by the family of Charles and Henrietta Shearer
Published by:
A. J. Holman & Company, American, 1872 - 1961  Search this
Owned by:
Charles Shearer, American, 1854 - 1934  Search this
Henrietta Merchant Shearer, American, died 1917  Search this
Medium:
leather, metal, ink on book paper
Dimensions:
12 3/4 x 10 x 5 in. (32.4 x 25.4 x 12.7 cm)
Type:
Bibles
Place collected:
Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America
Date:
1875
Topic:
African American  Search this
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Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Gift of Auldlyn Higgins Williams and E.T. Williams in memory of Hazel Shearer Thomas Gray and her mother Emma Shearer Thomas
Object number:
2012.32
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Religious and Sacred Objects
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd521221260-c9a6-4ff8-bf11-1d94efd36a12
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.32
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