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Myra Thomas, Georgia

October 16, 2016

Oak Springs, Cleveland, White County, Georgia, United States, Appalachia, Appalachia, 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.

A color digital photograph of Myra Thomas outside of the Travis Chapel United Methodist Church in Cleveland, Georgia. The image has been captured looking over the roof of a red car, with Thomas standing on the other side and the white church building in the background. Thomas is dressed in blue with white polka dots and a matching blue church hat. She is looking off to the side towards her proper right. The side of the church appears behind her, a low white building with arched windows and a front porch with four white columns. In front of the church is flag pole with an American flag and a sign reading [Travis Chapel / United Methodist / Church]. There is also a white car parked between Thomas and the church.

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2024.72.9

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