Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Tag, Identification |
Accession number |
1000 |
Catalog Number |
1000.2a-b |
Date |
10/1878 |
Collection |
Personal Papers |
Place of Origin |
Chicago, Ill |
Description |
Two Identification tags for travel for Walter Wilcox. Tags were worn around neck. The smaller tag is dated 10/3/1878 with handwritten travel instructions for Walter Wilcox as well as his identification and destination. The larger tag is dated 10/22/1878, seal of the Grand Lodge of Illinois, Chicago as well as handwritten directions for the delivery of Walter at his destination. Tags are held together with a pink ribbon. |
Caption |
Tags attached to Walter Wilcox, 1878 |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Credit line |
Anonymous Gift |