Embroidered Map of the USA

Stitched by Ernest P. Hockenbeamer, MD
Dated 1940 (see detail)

My mother was given this map by Dr. Hockenbeamer's widow, who was my father's employer in around 1956. It hung in the livingroom for many years until my mother gave it to me.

It is still in it's original frame, with the original backing. There is a small amount of water damage to the fabric, but I'm afraid to take it apart — I might wreck it!