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Carry Nation carried this purse for many public appearances and was photographed with it on several occasions. In her autobiography, entitled The Life of Carry A. Nation, the author refers to a "leather case" that is almost certainly the same bag.

Date: between 1860 and 1911

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Item Number: 209987
Call Number: 1999.56.28
KSHS Identifier: 1999.56.28

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