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Ashley and Adrian President, grandchildren of Eddie Faye Gates, on trip to Tulsa; Copy 2 of 3
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Eddie Faye Gates teaching at Edison High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma

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Community Elder Tags: Pinnacle, March 3 1989, Dana Tiger Art Show, Smithsonian World, Blackboard, hand drawn map of Indian territory 1866, No Man's Land, Cherokee Outlet, Cheyenne, Arapahoe, Greer County, Comanche, Kiamichi, apache, Chick a Saw, Creek, osage, cherokee, Choctaw, playbill, Oklahoma! The surrey with the fringe on top, Valley Forge Honor Certificate

Francine Campbell, Community Expert for the Eddie Faye Gates project, 2020-2022


Community Youth Tags: native territory map, Oklahoma map, blue blazer, red lipstick, white blouse, chalkboard, JFK, John F. Kennedy, March 3rd 1989, red corkboard, orange corkboard, honor certificate, astronaut poster, Indian Territory 1866, newspaper clippings, pinstripe blouse, gold ring

Erika Hanes, Community Expert for the Eddie Faye Gates project, 2020-2022

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Title(s): 
Eddie Faye Gates teaching at Edison High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Creator(s): 
Eddie Faye Gates Gates (Subject)
Culture: 
American
Date: 
March 3, 1989
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Credit Line: 
Gift of Eddie Faye Gates, Tulsa, OK, teacher, author, community activist
Accession No: 
4327.10701
Previous Number(s): 
TL2019.20
Department: 
Not On View

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