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Dr. Samuel Paul Callahan Collection

MSA SC 5559
Dates	1955-1965
Medium
Restrictions	Restricted until processed
Storage	00/14/14/25; 00/14/14/26
Description
Objects related to Dr. Samuel Callahan, the first African-American dentist to set up practice in Annapolis. Items include a selection of his dental tools and an example of a plaster cast and a bridge. The collection also includes a cabinet [c. 1960] produced by the Dentists' Supply Company of New York. Its drawers feature several varieties of naturalistic-looking porcelain teeth that could be presented to patients in advance of making their dentures.
History
Dr. Callahan opened his 20 Dean Street office in the mid-1950s and continued to service patients until his death in the 2002.

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Series 1: Miscellaneous

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