Airline freight tag from Mae's Millinery Shop
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Airline freight tag from Mae's Millinery Shop

Air France, founded 1933 · 1941-1994

ink on paper
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Paper freight tag printed in red ink. One side of the label has the printed text "A / AF 20094 / BAGAGE ENREGISTRE EN FRANCE / AIR FRANCE". The other side of the label has printed text and handwritting in black ink that reads: "A / [hand] PAL / [print] vol no. [hand] NA603 / [print] via [hand] NYC / [print] vol no [hand] 977". A string is looped and tied through a reinforced circular hole at the center top of the tag.

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