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Daisy White; Color Portrait

Color portrait in chalk or pastel of African American woman, from chest up. The woman is wearing a high necked dress that dates this portrait to the…
The Souls of Black Folk
Cloth bound book. Binding in very poor condition.
The Monarch Portland Cement Company; Photograph
"That's from the Ash Grove, Portland Cement Company, here in Ash Grove."
Teacher and students sitting outside schoolhouse; Photograph
"That's a picture of school children from the Lincoln Elementary School, the Negro school, in Ash Grove, Missouri. My father [Junior Berry] is the boy on the front row with the black stockings on, and my grandmother used to always be so embarrassed…
Seated woman reading book; Photograph
"That's Caroline Boone-Berry, the daughter of Nathan Boone and the grand-daughter of Daniel Boone and my great-grandmother...That was taken, I would say, that that was taken...that's her wedding photograph and she was...born in 1849 and she was 17…
Screw lock
Two piece lock and key. Key screws into the locking mechanism.
Screw lock 
Two piece key and lock. Key screws into locking mechanism. Lock that goes with the neck chains, item OAAHM0104.
Red and white quilt
Red and white cotton quilt. Quilting pattern is called "Drunkards Path."
Quilted Squares
Unfinished quilt. Pattern of squares made of of smaller calico squares with mixed pattern banding.
Quilt with scalloped edges
White quilt with scalloped edges. Scallops are decorated with calico teardrop designs. Design has mixed calico geometric shapes outlining large circles.
Quilt with bonnet girl pattern
White cotton quilt divided in squares by wide peach colored bands. Each square is decorated with a bonnet girl pattern in a variety of calicos.