Notice of the Death of John P. Demers October, 1918

Letter

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Windham Textile and History Museum

An aged white single-sided card with a gold letter H embossed in a tight border. In the center of the card are four lines of handwritten text, written in ink.

An aged white single-sided card with a gold letter H embossed in a tight border. In the center of the card are four lines of handwritten text, written in ink.

Name/Title

Notice of the Death of John P. Demers October, 1918

Entry/Object ID

2024.9.53

Description

A calling card featuring a gold embossed letter "H" with a handwritten message that John P. Demers died at 2:00 October 13 1918, and was buried at the Willimantic Cemetery two days later. According to his gravestone Demers was 29 when he died.

Subject

John Demers

Subject Place

Neighborhood

Willimantic, CT

City

Windham, CT

Continent

North America

Region

Northeast

Collection

Hill Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Card, Calling

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Card, Identification

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Identification

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Archives U1-A-3

Category

Permanent

Date

July 7, 2024

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Accumulated by donor's grandparents

Acquisition Method

Donation H,C,C,R Beck

Created By

Kearney, Quinlan

Create Date

July 4, 2024

Updated By

Kearney, Quinlan

Update Date

August 16, 2024