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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.
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…
Middle aged woman holding papers; Photograph
"That's a lady who lived in this town, that's one of my relatives, and I think that her [surname] is Carlock. They called her... I'm not sure. I've heard her referred to as Faye Carlock...she was one of the Carlock ladies. Basically what I've heard…
Woman in white wide brim hat; Photograph
"That's Miss Olivia Murray when she was young...Olivia Murray, born 1897, died 1991."
Man in fedora and overcoat; Photograph
Unknown man, photograph from the estate of Olivia Murray of Ash Grove, Missouri.
Oval Portrait of Man in Suit; Photograph
Unknown man, photograph from the estate of Olivia Murray of Ash Grove, Missouri.
Topsy-Turvy doll
Topsy-turvy doll. Though not from the Ozarks, representative of a style of doll popularized in areas where Black children and White children interacted. Traditionally one side would be White and one would be Black, thusly allowing children to play…