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Date
1925-03-25
Description
A photographic print of four individuals, Evalena Gleaves Cohen, Mary Rebecca Mullan May Flather, First Lady Grace Goodhue Coolidge, and Mrs. W. Bowyer Pain, standing outside the Peirce Mill Tea House on its opening day. Pain wears a Girl Scout uniform. In the doorway behind them, several individuals can be seen gathered inside the building. All individuals appear to be white. More information on this tea room opening may be found via the Girl Scout History Project. "COPYRIGHT BY HARRIS & EWING THE ABOVE COPYRIGHT LINE MUST BE PRINTED UNDERNEATH EACH REPRODUCTION OF THIS PHOTOGRAPH AS REQUIRED BY LAW: PHOTO FOR YOUR USE ONLY" typed on back. "Watch your credit line---copyright by Harris and Ewing. Mrs. Calvin Coolidge officially opens the Girl Scout's Tea Room in Rock Creek Park, Washington. March 25th. In the group, left to right, are: Miss E. Gleaves, Director of the Girl Scouts; Mrs. Henry H. Flather, Commissioner, Mrs. Coolidge and Mrs. W. Bowyer Pain, the oldest captain of Girl Scouts in point of service, having served for 10 years." typed and glued on back, is viewed from front.
Personal Name Subject
Coolidge, Grace Goodhue, 1879-1957
Corporate Name Subject
Girl Scouts of the United States of America
Topical Subject
Tearooms; Girl Scouts
City/Location
Washington (D.C.)
Genre
black-and-white photographs
Local Genre
photograph
Type
Still Image
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Rights
This material is in the public domain in the United States and thus is free of any copyright restriction. Acknowledgement of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Collection
Commonwealth Council of the Girl Scouts of Virginia
Source
Evalena Gleaves Cohen, May Flather, First Lady Grace Coolidge, and Mrs. W. Bowyer Pain at the Peirce Mill Tea House, 1925-03-25, Commonwealth Council of the Girl Scouts of Virginia records, M 400, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
M400_b023_f042_i001.jpg