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    Photograph of the 25th anniversary of the founding of Tuskegee Institute

    Photograph by
    Johnston, Frances B., American, 1864 - 1952
    Subject of
    Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Abbott, Lyman, American, 1835 - 1922
    Carnegie, Andrew, Scottish-American, 1835 - 1919
    Eliot, Charles W., American, 1834 - 1926
    Dr. Frissell, Hollis Burke, American, 1852 - 1917
    Macy, V. Everit, American, 1871 - 1930
    Schieffelin, William Jay, American, 1866 - 1955
    Seligman, Isaac N., American, 1855 - 1917
    Spence, Clara B., American, 1862 - 1923
    Wilcox, William G., American, 1851 - 1917
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    1906
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (image): 7 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (19.7 × 24.8 cm)
    H x W (mount): 8 × 13 in. (20.3 × 33 cm)
    H x W (mat): 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph taken at the 25th anniversary of the founding of Tuskegee University. At center of the photograph is a reviewing stand on which supporters of the University, including Trustees, dignitaries, educators, and philanthropists, are gathered to watch the proceedings. The reviewing stand is decorated with American flags and bunting. In the foreground, female Tuskegee students march past the reviewing stand, from proper right to proper left. The women are wearing full-length, long-sleeved dresses and hats. In the background are campus buildings, rolling hills and fences.
    Place captured
    Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Topic
    American South
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Photography
    Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
    U.S. History, 1865-1921
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.49.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5be09ffc5-ad20-494b-9e5a-db52aca55b89
  • Gwendolyn M. Patton Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Patton, Gwendolyn M., American, born 1943
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881
    Freedom Riders, American, founded 1961
    Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, American, founded 1877
    Date
    June 1, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:51:26
    Description
    The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.20.1a, 2011.174.20.1b, 2011.174.20.1c, 2011.174.20.1d, 2011.174.20.1e, 2011.174.20.1f, 2011.174.20.1g, and 2011.174.20.1h.
    Gwendolyn Patton discusses attending the Tuskegee Institute, where she became involved in many civil rights organizations and was elected student body president. She recalls hosting the Freedom Riders in 1961, and spending a year in a segregated sanitarium when she had tuberculosis. She recounts organizing Tuskegee students for the Selma to Montgomery March, occupying the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, and registering voters in Lowndes County.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0020
    Place collected
    Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Lowndes County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Freedom Riders
    Selma to Montgomery Marches
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Medicine
    Politics (Practical)
    Social reform
    Suffrage
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Object number
    2011.174.20.1a-h
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b935803a-91d5-443e-b2c4-1c6ba93b5951
  • Emmett W. Bassett, Ph. D. and Priscilla Tietjen Bassett Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Bassett, Emmett W. Ph. D., American, 1921 - 2013
    Tietjen Bassett, Priscilla, American, born 1928
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Smith College, American, founded 1871
    Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881
    Carver, George Washington, American, 1860s - 1943
    Till, Emmett, American, 1941 - 1955
    Till-Mobley, Mamie, American, 1921 - 2003
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
    Date
    July 21, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:10:53
    Description
    The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.38.1a, 2011.174.38.1b, 2011.174.38.1c, 2011.174.38.1d, 2011.174.38.1e, 2011.174.38.1f, 2011.174.38.1g, 2011.174.38.1h, 2011.174.38.1i, and 2011.174.38.1j.
    Priscilla Tietjen Bassett recalls growing up in Plainfield, New Jersey, and attending Smith College, and Emmett W. Bassett, Ph. D. remembers growing up in Henry County, Virginia, serving in World War II, and attending Tuskegee Institute, where he assisted George Washington Carver with research. They tell how they met at a protest of a segregated restaurant in Massachusetts, raising money for Emmett Till's mother, their involvement in many civil rights groups in New York, and attending the March on Washington. They also discuss Dr. Bassett’s career as a professor of dairy science, Mrs. Bassett's career as a librarian, and their struggles as an interracial married couple.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0038
    Place collected
    Grahamsville, Sullivan County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Henry County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    New York, United States, North and Central America
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    Agriculture
    American South
    Civil rights
    Domestic life
    Education
    Families
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Labor
    Race relations
    Science
    Segregation
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1953-1961
    World War II
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Object number
    2011.174.38.1a-j
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd597b561dd-bb9a-4001-95f8-37e8bcdd7578
  • Ruby Nell Sales Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Nell Sales, Ruby, American, born 1948
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Daniels, Jonathan Myrick, American, 1939 - 1965
    Date
    April 25, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:32:09
    Description
    The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.7.1a, 2011.174.7.1b, 2011.174.7.1c, 2011.174.7.1d, 2011.174.7.1e, 2011.174.7.1f, 2011.174.7.1g, 2011.174.7.1h, 2011.174.7.1i, and 2011.174.7.1j.
    Ruby Sales discusses her father's military career, growing up in Columbus, Georgia, and attending the Tuskegee Institute. Her father was a Baptist minister and grew up in a racist and segregated society. Her grandmother was either born into slavery or right after it, and learned to read and write. She recalls joining the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the Selma to Montgomery March, registering voters in Lowndes County, Alabama, and her arrest in Hayneville, Alabama. She remembers the murder of Jonathan Daniels, a seminary student who saved her life, and discusses her opinions on African American history and the current rate of African Americans in prison.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0007
    Place collected
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Hayneville, Lowndes County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Selma to Montgomery Marches
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Justice
    Military
    Politics (Practical)
    Prisons
    Religion
    Segregation
    Slavery
    Social reform
    Suffrage
    Tuskegee Airmen
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Object number
    2011.174.7.1a-j
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5739065a1-0358-4132-bccb-2266a2146091
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    Booker T. Washington, President of the Negro Industrial School, Tuskegee, Alabama

    Created by
    Strohmeyer & Wyman, American, unknown-1901
    Published by
    Underwood & Underwood, American, 1881 - 1940s
    Subject of
    Washington, Booker T., American, 1856 - 1915
    Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881
    Date
    1899
    Medium
    albumen, sodium chloride and silver nitrate on photographic paper and cardboard
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3 1/2 x 7 in. (8.9 x 17.8 cm)
    Description
    A stereograph produced by Underwood & Underwood, dated 1899, of an outdoor scene titled: "Booker T. Washington, President of the Negro Industrial School, Tuskegee, Alabama"/ Copyright 1899 by Strohmeyer & Wyman", below the image. The stereograph is rectangular in shape with two identical albumen photographs that are square-shaped with a curved top edge attached to a piece of cardboard. Both images feature Booker T. Washington standing in a dirt paved street with his right hand in his vest breast pocket. The left edge of the stereograph contains the following textual information: " Strohmeyer & Wyman, Publishers/ New York, N.Y." while the right side contains the following textual information: "Underwood & Underwood, Publishers/ New York, London, Toronto-Canada, Ottawa-Kansas".
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    stereographs
    portraits
    Topic
    American South
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1865-1921
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.155.205
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e4647f81-9691-4a84-9806-7e83b86d6d35
  • Documents from an architecture workshop at Tuskegee University

    Created by
    Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881
    Subject of
    National Endowment for the Arts, American, founded 1965
    Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881
    Bond, J. Max Jr., American, 1935 - 2009
    Dr. Dozier, Richard K., American
    Anthony, Carl, American, born 1939
    Foy, Isaac
    Taylor, Robert Robinson, American, 1868 - 1942
    Lankford, John A., American, 1874 - 1946
    Box, John Harold, American, 1929 - 2011
    Fly, Everett L., American
    Dr. Warfield, John, American, died 2007
    Dr. Vlach, John Michael
    Britt, Stanford
    Owned by
    Williams, Harold Louis, American, 1924 - 2015
    Date
    January 17-18, 1980
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 1/4 × 8 1/2 in. (28.6 × 21.6 cm)
    Description
    Folder with documents from an architecture workshop at Tuskegee University. The cover of the folder has a central image of unidentified students working at drafting tables. There are architectural drawings and building images in the background. Printed black text above the image reads [CENTER FOR AFRO-AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE / Tuskegee, Alabama / Planning Workshop #4 / January 17-18, 1980 / Tuskegee Institute, Alabama]. At the bottom there is text for [Sponsored By: / Department of Architecture, Tuskegee Institute and the National Endowment of the Arts – A Federal Agency.] The back of the folder has an image of uniformed men outside of a columned building identified as [NEGRO BUILDING].
    Inside the folder are three (3) packets of paper, each stapled together. The first packet, titled “Final Workshop,” discusses the proposed creation of a National Resource Center on Afro-American Architecture. There is a workshop schedule on the last page. The other two (2) packets discuss workshop abstracts and speakers, the first on “History, Tradition and Directions of African American Architecture” and the second on “Afro-American Environmental Arts: Relationships and Research.” The packets have black printed text on white paper and the reverse of each page is blank.
    Place used
    Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Archival Collections
    Type
    documents
    Topic
    Architecture
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Betty Smith Williams in memory of Harold Louis Williams
    Object number
    TA2017.53.5.1.14.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5769ebb1c-f422-4175-8114-6d439ba019c9
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    Girls of the Booker Washington School, Tuskegee, Ala. -- Mrs. McKinley in near carriage.

    Photograph by
    Strohmeyer & Wyman, American, unknown-1901
    Published by
    Underwood & Underwood, American, 1881 - 1940s
    Subject of
    Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881
    McKinley, Ida, American, 1847 - 1907
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    1899
    Medium
    albumen, sodium chloride and silver nitrate on photographic paper and cardboard
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3 1/2 x 7 in. (8.9 x 17.8 cm)
    Description
    A stereograph produced by Underwood & Underwood, dated 1899, of an outdoor scene titled: [Girls of the Booker Washington School, Tuskegee, Ala. -- Mrs. McKinley in near carriage / Copyright 1899 by Strohmeyer & Wyman]. The stereograph is rectangular in shape with two identical albumen photographs that are square-shaped with a curved top edge attached to a piece of cardboard. The images feature a large procession of students in the middle of a street flanked by crowds of people. In the bottom left of each image, First Lady Ida McKinley is seated in a carriage that lines the street. The background of the photograph contains a large arch made of streamers and American flags. The left edge of the stereograph contains the following textual information: [Underwood & Underwood, Publishers / New York, London, Toronto-Canada, Ottawa-Kansas] and the right side contains: [Works and Studios / Arlington, N.J. Littleton, N.H., Washington, D.C.].
    Place filmed
    Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    stereographs
    Topic
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Photography
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.155.185
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56848ea23-ccc1-4556-a195-7207be668417
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    Training aircraft used by Tuskegee Institute

    Manufactured by
    Boeing Corporation, American, founded 1916
    Used by
    Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881
    Subject of
    Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
    Date
    ca. 1944
    On View
    Concourse 2, C 2053
    Exhibition
    Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
    Medium
    steel, aluminum, copper alloy, wood, polyester, rubber, plastic
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (2011.82.1): 114 × 386 × 300 in. (289.6 × 980.4 × 762 cm)
    H x W x D (2011.82.2 baggage claim door): 21 1/2 × 30 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (54.6 × 78.1 × 7 cm)
    Caption
    A vintage, open-cockpit biplane—one used at Alabama’s renowned Tuskegee Institute to train African American pilots for Army Air Corps service during World War II.
    Description
    The body of the PT-13D Stearman Kaydet aircraft is painted blue and the wings are painted yellow. The tail is yellow with red and white stripes. The numbers "18303" are white and located on the left and right sides of fuselage. "Spirit of Tuskegee" is printed in red and located on the left and right sides of engine cowl. There are two stars located on either side of the top wing. The stars are white within a black circle. Within the white stars are red circles. Personal signatures of former Tuskegee Airmen are located on the cargo cover.
    Classification
    Transportation Vehicles
    Type
    training aircraft
    Topic
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Military
    Tuskegee Airmen
    World War II
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.82.1-.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e994f4e9-bef9-41b4-86d9-a2b0ce43f9fc
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    Program for a college football game between Wilberforce and Tuskegee, 1944

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881
    Wilberforce University, American, founded 1856
    Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908
    Date
    October 20, 1944
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 052
    Exhibition
    Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
    Description
    1944 college football program for the all-Black teams from Wilberforce and Tuskegee at the University of Detroit Stadium. The program is red and green with a graphic of a football player mid-run with a football in his left hand plowing his way through an oversized football with a stadium full of spectators in the background. There is a two inch tear through the "I" of Wilberforce at the top right side of the program.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place used
    Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    souvenir programs
    Topic
    Athletes
    Education
    Football
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.31.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54dea497f-5186-4024-9718-00ad5f62dc02
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    Pillow sham with Tuskegee Flying School poem

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881
    United States Army, American, founded 1775
    Date
    1941-1946
    On View
    Concourse 2, C 2053
    Exhibition
    Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
    Medium
    silk (textile)
    Dimensions
    H x W (Without Fringe): 17 × 17 in. (43.2 × 43.2 cm)
    H x W x D (With Fringe): 19 3/4 × 19 1/4 × 1/2 in. (50.2 × 48.9 × 1.3 cm)
    Description
    A square-shaped silk pillow sham used by the Tuskegee Flying School. The sham has an applique of American Eagle in red above a poem in blue edged with decorative tasseled edges. The poem beneath the eagle reads: [To my wife, a lovely darling little wife/ has made my dreams come true/ She's lightened all the cares of life/ her name my sweet is YOU. My memories are quite complete-You share in all I do/ My heart's a sanctum that I keep/ Reserved for thoughts of you].
    Place depicted
    Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    pillow shams
    Topic
    Families
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Military
    World War II
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.46.57
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cf17c0b5-0cbb-44c9-b6df-e98bc6dda7f8
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    Souvenir Program for the Southern Tennis Association Annual Tournament

    Created by
    Southern Tennis Association, American, founded 1881
    Subject of
    Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881
    American Tennis Association, American, founded 1916
    Date
    August 1933
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. (26.7 x 18.4 cm)
    Description
    A souvenir program for an annual tennis tournament sanctioned by the Southern Tennis Association held at the Tuskegee Institute August 2nd through August 5th, 1933.
    Place used
    Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    programs
    Topic
    Associations and institutions
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Tennis
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.46.68.28
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52620756a-2edc-4781-b0a9-d6892b4fbd5e
  • Photograph of the 1929 Tuskegee Institute men's basketball team

    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Falkener, George Harold, American, 1898 - 1984
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881
    Date
    1929
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 11 7/8 × 13 1/2 in. (30.2 × 34.3 cm)
    H x W (Image): 7 3/8 × 9 5/16 in. (18.8 × 23.7 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of the 1929 Tuskegee Institute men's basketball team in a black, cardboard mat. There are fifteen boys and two men posing in two rows. Most of the boys are wearing basketball uniforms with dark shorts and white shirts with the word [TUSKEGEE] written on the front of the white tank tops. The player seated in the middle of the bottom row is holding a basketball. The man pictured on the far left side of the photograph is wearing an officer’s military service uniform and the man pictured on the far right side of the photograph is wearing a newsboy cap, medium toned three-piece suit and striped tie. George Harold Falkener is standing in the top row, third player from the right. The team in sitting outside with trees and buildings in the background. There is a white inscription on the bottom, right corner of the photograph, a hyphenated name and location. A handwritten note on the back in pencil identifies the class name and date.
    Place depicted
    Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Athletes
    Basketball
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Men
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Margaret Falkener DeLorme, Waldo C. Falkener, Cameron S. Falkener and Gilbert E. DeLorme
    Object number
    2014.94.29
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd504e9b6fa-86d2-4437-86c5-2de57caaa20e
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