Museum object · telegrams
Telegram to Althea Gibson from Robert Walter Johnson
August 8, 1951
Lynchburg, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
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Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
Congratulatory telegram to Althea Gibson from Dr. R. Walter Johnson. The telegram is stamped: [51 Aug 8 PM 2 33].
- Catalog date
- August 8, 1951
- Recorded places
- Lynchburg, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Recorded subjects
- African American; Athletes; Communication; Sports; Tennis
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog reference: 2009.27.3.4
Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection