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Young Woman Teaching Labor Class

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Description: A young woman teaching a labor class at Highlander Folk School.
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Fleet of 7 Scout 80 (4x4) Cab-Tops

Date: 1965
Description: Two men shaking hands in front of a fleet of seven Scout 80 (4x4) Cab-Tops, presumably just purchased by the Tennessee Game and Fish Commission. As an "Int...
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Zilphia and Myles Horton Reading

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Description: Myles Horton and Zilphia Horton reviewing some written materials at Highlander Folk School.
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Charis Horton Using Saw

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Description: Charis Horton, daughter of Zilphia and Myles Horton, using a large saw to cut wood at Highlander Folk School.
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Thorsten Horton Using a Saw

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Description: Thorsten Horton, son of Myles and Zilpha Horton, using a saw to cut wood at Highlander Folk School.
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Zilphia and Thorsten Horton

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Description: Zilphia Horton, with her son, Thorsten, sitting in her lap. A Christmas tree, covered with tinsel, can be seen in the background.
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Thorsten Horton and Myles Horton Reading Newspaper

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Description: Myles Horton, cofounder of Highlander Folk School, smoking a pipe and reading the Nashville Banner newspaper, posing with his son, Thorsten.
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Elia Kazan on the Set of "Wild River"

Date: 1960
Description: Film Director Elia Kazan on the movie set of "Wild River" (1960).
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Julius Lester Playing Guitar

Date: 1977
Description: Julius Lester playing an acoustic guitar outdoors at Highlander Folk School.
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Highlander Student Workshop

Date: 05 1960
Description: Music being played at a Highlander Folk School student workshop. John Lewis in back, extreme left; James Bevel, kneeling, left (in front of John); Candie A...
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Rosa Parks at Segregation Workshop

Date: 07 24 1955
Description: Dr. C.H. Paris, Fred Patterson, and Mrs. Rosa Parks attending a Segregation Workshop at Highlander Folk School.
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Myles and Thorsten Horton

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Description: Myles Horton with son, Thorsten, sitting on the bench of a carriage.
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Thorsten Horton, Myles Horton, and Rosa Parks

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Description: Thorsten and Myles Horton, sitting on left, watching Rosa Parks, standing and speaking at Highlander Folk School.
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Portrait of Zilphia Horton

Date: 1941
Description: A head and shoulders portrait of Zilphia Horton.
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Myles Horton Peering off of a Porch

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Description: Rear view of an aging Myles Horton, co-founder of Highlander Folk School, peering over the side of a raised porch with a view to the horizon. There are two...
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Portrait of Septima Clark

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Description: Civil Rights activist, Septima Clark, at Highlander Folk School.
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Truck Driver W.A. Orell

Date: 10 01 1935
Description: Truck driver W.A. Orell standing next to his International truck. Original caption reads: "W.A. Orell - Safety driver." A painted sign on the door reads: "...
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Truck Driver Rudgil C. Smith

Date: 10 01 1935
Description: Truck driver Rudgil C. Smith standing next to his International truck. The name "Bruce" is printed on the passenger side door. Original caption reads: "Rud...
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International Harvester Patriotic Exhibit

Date: 1942
Description: Two men assemble a patriotic display consisting of International machinery, a T-9 Tractractor (crawler tractor), a cannon, coils of barbed wire, signs, and...
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White Way Laundry Shop Mule

Date: 05 19 1938
Description: A man uses a Hebard shop mule owned by White Way Laundry to haul three-wheeled bins of bagged laundry. The shop mule, powered by an International P-12 powe...

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