Brown Wallet

Scope and content:

Brown tri-fold wallet. Leather with cotton strap and metal eyelets and buckle. Buckle stamped "PATENTED/JUNE 29, 75.", top flap marked "96". Belonged to Mary Murphy, a nurse during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire.Fair condition with ripped pocket, chipping leather on exterior. 1 in. (height) x 8.25 in. (length) x 4.25 in. (width). A dentist bill for Murphy dated 2/7/1906 was removed from the wallet and added to the Mary Murphy Papers (Mss. 2012.020). Transferred from Box 1, Folder 1 of the Mary Murphy Papers (Mss. 2012.020). SCRC Purchase. Located in Dec Obj S2 SS1. Mss 2012.020.01

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
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PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
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