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Land deed for property in West Virginia owned by the Crawford family
- Owned by
- Crawford, James T., American, 1857 - 1943
- Subject of
- Crawford, James T., American, 1857 - 1943
- Smith, W. C., American, born 1870
- Signed by
- Johnson, James L., American, born 1849
- Johnson, Linnie T., American, 1856 - 1934
- Grafton, William, American, born 1868
- Duncan, John H., American, born 1869
- Date
- February 7, 1903
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Unfolded): 13 3/4 × 8 1/2 in. (34.9 × 21.6 cm)
- H x W (closed): 8 1/2 × 3 9/16 in. (21.6 × 9 cm)
- Description
- A land deed for property in Fayette County, West Virginia owned by the Crawford family. The quarter-folded document has handwritten and pre-typed lithographed fields. When folded the front of the document reads:
- [Pd 2.00
- DEED.
- J. L Johnson and Linnie T. Johnson
- TO
- W.C. Smith and James Crawford
- Dated February 7 1903
- Received for Record this 26th
- Day of February 1903
- William Grafton
- Clerk.
- Recorded in Deed Book
- No 26, page 272
- William Grafton
- Clerk.
- Blanks of all kinds for sale at the Journal Office, Fayetteville, W. Va.
- C + J]
- The interior page one reads: [This Deed, Made this 7th day of February 1903 between J L Johnson and Linnie T Johnson his wife of the County of Fayette and state of West Virginia of the first part, and W. C. Smith and James Crawford of the same county and state of the second part:
- Witnesseth, That the said parties of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars cash in hand paid the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~
- Do__ Grant unto the parties of the second part the said W. C. Smith and James Crawford, the surface and surface only (the mineral having heretofore been sold) in and the following described lot or parcel of land known as Lot No. 25 on the same lying and being on the waters of Wolf Creek, in Fayetteville District Fayette County West Virginia and bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a stone on the edge of Main Street and Corner to Lot No. 23 and with Lot No. 23 S. 70 W. 180 feet to a stone in line of J. W. Davis and with Davis S. 20 E. 19 feet to a stone in the edge of the Railroad Survey and with said survey S. 89 E. 190 feet to a stone in the edge of Main Street and with Main Street N. 20 W. 80 feet to the beginning containing about one fourth (1/4) acre.]
- The second interior page records the signatures of James L. Johnson and Linnie T. Johnson. The third interior page records the signatures of the Notary Public and the Fayette County Clerk.
- Place made
- Hill Top, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
- Type
- deeds
- Topic
- American South
- Emancipation
- Families
- Housing
- Law
- Rural life
- U.S. History, 1865-1921
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Karen Crawford and the Crawford Family (including Philip, Anthony, Gregory and Rosalind)
- Object number
- 2017.93
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Photographic print of three young people at Dr. Alma Illery's Camp Achievement
- Photograph by
- Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Illery, Alma, American
- Date
- ca. 1941
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 6 7/8 × 8 3/4 in. (17.5 × 22.2 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of two young men and a young woman outside playing a game of horseshoe at Alma Illery's Camp Achievement. There is a house with slatted siding and a line of trees visible at the edge of the clearing in the background. The young man to the right is in position to throw his next horseshoe; the young woman stands just behind him and points her hand in the direction he aims. The other young man stands to the left with his proper right hand in his back pocket. The back of the photograph has barcode sticker with caption information.
- Place depicted
- Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
- Object number
- 2014.302.37
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
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Walter Tillow Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Tillow, Walter, American, born 1940
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- Harpur College, American, founded 1946
- Cornell University, American, founded 1865
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
- United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, American, founded 1936
- Communist Party of the United States of America, American, founded 1919
- Date
- June 21, 2013
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 1:48:09
- Description
- The oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.92.1a, 2011.174.92.1b, 2011.174.92.1c, 2011.174.92.1d, 2011.174.92.1e, 2011.174.92.1f, and 2011.174.92.1g.
- Walter Tillow discusses how he joined the Civil Rights Movement as a college student and how that led him into labor and leftist movements. He describes his childhood in New York City and the leftist politics of his parents, as well as how he learned about the Movement as a college student at Harpur College and as a graduate student at Cornell University. In 1963, he joined the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and moved to Fayette County, Georgia where he worked on voter registration drives. He later worked in the SNCC communication office in Atlanta. He describes in detail the movement for the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. In 1965, he left the Movement to work for the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) and he later worked for the Communist Party.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0092
- Place collected
- Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Fayette County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Mississippi Freedom Summer
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Labor
- Political organizations
- 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
- 2011.174.92.1a-g
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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"Tent City" family, Fayette County, TN
- Created by
- Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 19 7/8 × 16 in. (50.5 × 40.6 cm)
- H x W (Image): 14 5/8 × 14 15/16 in. (37.1 × 37.9 cm)
- Description
- Five (5) children flanked by man on left and woman holding a baby on the right, featured in front of a tent.
- Place depicted
- Fayette County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Families
- Photography
- U.S. History, 1953-1961
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.16.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
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Young woman receives her voter registration card, Fayette County, TN
- Created by
- Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Malone, Reecie Hunter, American
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 19 9/16 × 15 15/16 in. (49.7 × 40.5 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photo of Reecie Hunter Malone holding a voter registration card. Malone is holding the card above eye level with her left hand. Another woman is shown in the foreground with a paper in her left hand.
- Place depicted
- Fayette County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.16.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Ernest C. WithersTrust