Envelope for the Cathrell Printing Company: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Two identical envelopes with a return address for the Cathrell Printing Company. The envelope is white paper with blue text at the top left corner. The text reads, [CATHRELL PRTG. CO. / 4134 FINNEY AVENUE / SAINT LOUIS, MO.]. The back of the envelope is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: early 20th-mid 20th century
• Printed by: Cathrell Printing Company, American
• Subject of: Sally J. Cathrell, 1893 - 1970
• Subject of: Walter B. Cathrell, American, 1884 - 1924
• Type: envelopes
• Medium: ink on paper with adhesive
• Dimensions: H x W x D (2013.46.25.264.1): 3 5/8 × 6 1/2 × 1/16 in. (9.2 × 16.5 × 0.1 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W x D (2013.46.25.264.2): 3 5/8 × 6 1/2 × 1/16 in. (9.2 × 16.5 × 0.1 cm)
• Place printed: Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: American West
• Topic: Business
• Topic: Correspondence
• Object number: 2013.46.25.264.1-.2
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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