Small sized suitcase owned by Hazel Sinclair
date: label: Date
content: 1939-1965
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Samsonite, American, founded 1910
label: Owned by
content: Clayton Sinclair, American
label: Owned by
content: Hazel Sinclair, American
label: Subject of
content: Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
notes: label: Description
content: A white, small sized suitcase with a white and tan marbled exterior belonging to Clayton and Hazel Sinclair, owners of the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The case has a brass lock and brass handle hardware. The interior of the case is lined with mauve silk. The case is divided into two (2) sides. The bottom side has a silk covered cardboard divider with one center pocket on the front. There are three (3) interior pockets stitched to the side wall and a silk divider attached to the top side of the case. There are two (2) brass plates affixed to the center edge of the top of the case. The top one is oval shaped and has stamped text that reads [SHWAYDER BROS. INC. / Samsonite / DENVER DETROIT]. The plate below has the owner’s initials, [HAS], stamped in large text.
place: label: Place collected
content: Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black Enterprise
label: Topic
content: Black interiors
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Recreation
label: Topic
content: Segregation
label: Topic
content: Travel
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
label: Classification
content: Accessories and Personal Effects
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.12.33.2
objectType: label: Type
content: suitcases
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silk (fiber) and leather with wood, plastic and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 12 13/16 × 15 1/8 × 7 1/16 in. (32.5 × 38.4 × 18 cm)