Celluloid Novelty

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Description:

One side of this celluloid card has a calendar for 1938 and an advertisement for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Milwaukee, Wi. The other side has an image of the headquarters of this firm.

Date Made: 1938

Maker: Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance CompanyBastian Brothers Company

Location: Currently not on view

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2006.0098.0597Accession Number: 2006.0098Catalog Number: 2006.0098.0597

Object Name: CalendarBusiness CardCelluloid Novelty

Physical Description: cellulose nitrate (overall material)Measurements: overall: 9.5 cm x 6 cm; x 3 3/4 in x 2 3/8 inoverall: 1/16 in x 3 11/16 in x 2 5/16 in; .15875 cm x 9.36625 cm x 5.87375 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-4fc6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1325411

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