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Cleo Peevyhouse Phillips seated on the grass in front a house with an unidentified man on the left holding a white dog

Curatorial Remarks

Looks like a man and possibly married playing with their dog.

Community Elder Tags: black suit, hat, dog, White Dress, House, FamilyTree, grass, Brick Porch

Bobby Eaton, Community Expert for the Eddie Faye Gates project, 2020-2022


A young couple sit the front lawn of white house with brick trim while the male is holding a dog.

Places: possibly in the Greenwood District

Community Elder Tags: African American family life, sepia tone

Kavin Ross, Community Expert for the Eddie Faye Gates project, 2020-2022


Community Elder Tags: seated pm ground, carpentry horse, man in suit, hat on man, side of house. wooden picket fence, lattice porch addition, tree shadow

Montecella Driver, Community Expert for the Eddie Faye Gates project, 2020-2022


Community Youth Tags: black and white photo, golden retriever, 1950s style clothing, fedora, brown suit set, wood fence, houses with wooden exteriors, scaffolding, saw horses

LeQuincia Brown, Community Expert for the Eddie Faye Gates project, 2020-2022

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Title(s): 
Cleo Peevyhouse Phillips seated on the grass in front a house with an unidentified man on the left holding a white dog
Culture: 
American
Date: 
early 20th century
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Credit Line: 
Gift of Eddie Faye Gates, Tulsa, OK, teacher, author, community activist
Accession No: 
4327.10414
Previous Number(s): 
TL2019.20
Department: 
Not On View

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