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Woman with cropped hair; Photograph
Olivia Murray as a young woman.
Older woman, standing portrait: Photograph
"That's a picture of Miss Fanny Murray in her old age."
The Monarch Portland Cement Company; Photograph
"That's from the Ash Grove, Portland Cement Company, here in Ash Grove."
Two men plowing field with horses; Photograph
"That's a picture of Wallace Berry and an unknown person plowing in the field"
Group standing outside of house; Photograph
"That's probably the oldest picture in our collection. That is a picture of Caroline and William Berry. That was their first house, that burned down on this property, and this house was built on the foundation of that house...that's the original…
Man standing outside of house; Photograph
"That is a brother of Miss Olivia Murray and that picture was taken in Dayton, OH, in front of their family house."
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…
Four soldiers standing in uniform; Photograph
"A group of Buffalo soldiers, my great-uncle Harrison is the person standing on the far right in that picture. That picture was taken in San Juan, he was one of the rough riders that belonged to Teddy Roosevelt. So, that's a picture of him during the…
Woman, standing portrait; Photograph
"She's my great aunt, her name is Sarah Berry, and she's buried in our cemetery. She died in the teens, I think it was 1917, or something like that, from the influenza epidemic."