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Antique Silver Gift

Title

Antique Silver Gift

Description

Mobile, Alabama
Sep. 22, 1966

Presentation of antique silver, gift of the Mitchell Foundation, Inc., given in memory of the late Mr. and Mrs. A.S. Mitchell.
Coffee urn, made in England in 1767, nine years before the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and silver tray, made in England in 1810.

Left to right:
Mrs. Frank Vinson, of Fort Valley, Georgia; Mrs. Max Miller, member of Board of Trustees, Mobile Public Library; Mrs. Emma Cortez Harris, Director Emeritus, Mobile Public Library; Howard Barney, new Chairman of the Board of Trustees; Leroy Stevens, President, Mobile County Board of Commissioners; Mrs. Sarah Oppenheimer, Vice President, Friends of the Library.
Mobile Register photo

Creator

Mobile Register

Publisher

Mobile Register
Mobile Public Library

Date

September 22, 1966

Contributor

Mobile Register photographer, Ed Harris

Language

English

Identifier

Harris-silver-photo

Original Format

Photo

Files

harris058.jpg
harris014.jpg
harris014B (2).jpg

Citation

Mobile Register, “Antique Silver Gift,” Mobile Public Library Digital Collections, accessed March 28, 2024, http://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/items/show/2470.