Beautiful walnut cabinet containing large stocks of Mitten's Letters. Used by theatres, stores, schools, museums, etc.

Beautiful walnut cabinet containing large stocks of Mitten's Letters. Used by theatres, stores, schools, museums, etc.
Beautiful walnut cabinet containing large stocks of Mitten's Letters. Used by theatres, stores, schools, museums, etc.
CultureAmerican
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  • Beautiful walnut cabinet containing large stocks of Mitten's Letters. Used by theatres, stores, schools, museums, etc.
Date1948
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 9/16 × 7 1/2 in. (24.3 × 19.1 cm)
 Sheet: 9 15/16 × 8 1/8 in. (25.3 × 20.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Judy Nyquist
Object number2020.331
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceRandy Regier; purchased by MFAH, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in red pencil, verso, upper left corner: C-1-2 [crossed out in pencil]
Inscribed in pencil, verso, upper left: MDL - 21
Stamped in blue, verso, upper left: House of Burgess // CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY // 27161/2 W. Vernon Ave., // AX. 2-7135 RI. 7-3077 // RES. PHONE AX C523 // LOS ANGELES 43, CALIF.
Printed in black on applied label, verso, upper right: Beautiful walnut cabinet contain- // ing large stocks of MITTEN’S // LETTERS. // Used by theatres, stores, schools, // museums, etc.

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