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1956.1056.71
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Aluminum comb engraved with "Bina Mortenson", 1907

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Harold and Bina Mortenson were Swedish immigrants who married in Boston in 1898 and came to Seattle in 1901.
ID Number: 1956.1056.71
Date: 1907
Physical Description: 1 Comb, Hair; aluminum; 1.25 in.H x 7.5 in.W x .125 in.D
Credit: MOHAI, 1956.1056.71. In memory of Harold and Bina Mortenson
Subjects: European Immigrants

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