| Title |
Suitcase. |
| Date |
ca. after 1929-1940s |
| Physical Description |
Cardboard, metal ; approx. 20 x 11 ¾ x 6 ½ inches. |
| Notes |
Cardboard suitcase with metal reinforced corners and edges. Missing side on bottom piece and lacking handle. Forms part of
the Stevens-Cogdell/Sanders-Venning Collection. Given by the family with Bible inside [*Am 1873 Bible 17281.Q (SCSVC)]. Has
labels for CC Hinkson, 329 N. 40th St. Phila. [ie Cordelia Chew Hinkson (1897-1983)]; Miss Bunny Hinkson [ie Mary Hinkson
Jackson (1928-2014)] address obscured by Bekins sticker. [Cornelia was Mary’s mother]. Also has several Railway Express labels.
Inside the top case, metal snap is labeled “United Carr.”
|
|
Gift of descendants Cordelia H. Brown, Lillie V. Dickerson, Mary Hinkson Jackson, and Georgine E. Willis in honor of Phil
Lapsansky, 2016.
|
| Subject |
Hinkson, Cordelia Chew, 1897-1983. |
|
Jackson, Mary Hinkson, 1928-2014. |
|
African Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Genre |
Suitcase. |
| Location |
OBJ 901 |
| Accession number |
OBJ 901 |
