Feb 21, 2008 - Sale 2137

Sale 2137 - Lot 150

Unsold
Estimate: $ 2,500 - $ 3,000
(BUSINESS--WALKER, MADAM C. J. Check Signed by Madame C. J. Walker, to Mrs. Emilie B. Hapgood, an employee, for $25.00. Indianapolis, September 17, 1917.

Additional Details

This is the first example of Madame Walker's signature that we have seen. A note in pencil on the check says "salary." Twenty-five dollars was a substantial salary in 1917.