Instruction manual for manicuring and facial massage with envelope
date: label: Date
content: December 9, 1919
name: label: Created by
content: Poro College, American, 1918 - 1950s
label: Subject of
content: Lucille Brown, American, 1892 - 1960
label: Owned by
content: Lucille Brown, American, 1892 - 1960
notes: label: Description
content: This is a pamphlet produced by the Poro Company explaining manicuring and facial massage. The cover of the pamphlet features the title on the cover "MANICURING/ &/ FACIAL MASSAGE." In the lower third of the cover in the center is the company and location "PORO COLLEGE CO./ ST. LOUIS, MO." The pamphlet is fastened at the top with three brads. On the left side are three holes. The pamphlet includes information on how to perform manicures, give facial massages, and the procedures and instruments required. The envelope has the return address in the upper right corner in black "Return [illegible] Days to/ "PORO" COLLEGE/ AT "PORO" CORNER/ ST. LOUIS, MO." The receiving address is in the lower half, centered "Mrs. Lucile Brown, / 3015 Adams St., / City." In the upper right corner is a red two cent stamp as well as a cancellation stamp from St. Louis. The stamp shows a profile view of George Washington framed in an oval surrounded by laurel leaves. At the top and bottom is text that reads "U.S. POSTAGE/ 2 CENTS 2." The cancellation stamp reads "ST. LOUIS/ DEC 10/1919/11/30/PM/6/MO." At the top of the front in the center are the initials "MB."
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place used
content: Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Beauty salons (Beauty shops)
label: Topic
content: Beauty schools
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Cosmetics
label: Topic
content: Women
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.170.10
objectType: label: Type
content: pamphlets
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (2011.170.10.1 - Manual): 11 1/16 x 8 1/2 in. (28.1 x 21.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (2011.170.10.2 - Envelope): 4 1/8 x 8 5/8 in. (10.5 x 21.9 cm)