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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.
Long haired child in hat; Photograph
"That is Lloyd Yokum. Lloyd Yokum is the son of "Fireball" Yokum of the Kansas City Monarchs and of Miss Effie Yokum, who was the daughter of slaves. Both "Fireball" and Effie Yokum were the children of slaves and they lived in this town."
Man in World War I uniform; Photograph
"That is a picture of my great-uncle Ellis, that was taken in World War I. He is the oldest son of William and Caroline Berry."
Two sisters, children; Photograph
Charlene and Christine Dodd
Young Woman; Photograph
"That's a picture of William and Caroline's daughter and her name was Della Berry, she also died in the 1910s from the influenza epidemic."
William Berry; Photograph
"That's William Berry's wedding photograph"
Older woman, standing portrait: Photograph
"That's a picture of Miss Fanny Murray in her old age."
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…