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A photograph of Henrietta Atkins, "Mother Atkins" or "Granny Atkins," who was a lay midwife in Leon County. Born on march 12, 1865, she delivered over 3,000 babies before her death on 1967. She was one of the few who trained for the midwifery certificate during the 1930s, and she received her certificate in 1934 from the Midwife Institute housed at Florida A&M College.
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A photograph of Maggie Purcell, a practical nurse in Leon County who provided at-home care for many Tallahassee families, white and black, during the 1920s through the 1950s. She also provided care for rural families, and made trips to distribute articles of clothing. Her home was located on Pensacola Street, an African American community that is now the location of the Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center.
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A portrait of Dr. James R. Bate. Dr. Bate's office was located at 219 1/2 Adams Street from the 1930s to the 1950s. A physician and surgeon, he provided care for many African American families in Tallahassee during the Jim Crow Era.
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A photograph of three Florida A & M caregivers being presented a certificate of appreciation by Millard Johnson. The women presented with this certificate were Elizabeth Martin, Eloise Wright, and Elizabeth Maine. Martin was an active member of the Gray Ladies of the American Red Cross and an active member of a local women's club which provided nursery care and special assistance for the elderly.
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A portrait of Dr. Leonard Hobson Buchanan Foote. Dr. Foote served as the college physician and director of the FAMU hospital from 1926-1973. As the label on the bottom states, he acquired his M.D. at Howard University. He was also the founder of the FAMU Hospital and Nursing Program.
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A picture of Aquilina Casañas Howell from when she was a student at Old Lincoln High School in the 1920s. She went on to become both the first woman and first African American to serve as Assistant Superintendent of Leon County Schools.
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A portrait of Laura Bell Campbell, Dr. Alpha Omega Campbell's daughter. Dr. Campbell was one of the few doctors in Tallahassee who served the African American community during the Jim Crow era. The hospital he established on Virginia Street in Frenchtown was named after her, the Laura Bell Memorial Hospital & Clinic. More on his life, practice, and legacy can be read in the Riley Museum publication "A Good and Kindly Heart: The Amazing Life of Dr. Alpha Omega Campbell" written by his family, Laura McLoud Bell and Gaile McLoud Wiggins-Johnson.
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A picture of Dr. Alpha Omega Campbell with his daughter. Dr. Campbell was one of the few doctors in Tallahassee who served the African American community during the Jim Crow era, able to establish his own hospital in Virginia Street, Frenchtown (Tallahassee (Fla.)). More on his life, practice, and legacy can be read in the Riley Museum publication "A Good and Kindly Heart: The Amazing Life of Dr. Alpha Omega Campbell" written by his family, Laura McLoud Bell and Gaile McLoud Wiggins-Johnson.
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A picture from the Baldwin-Holliday Family of George and Lucille Holliday with friends, Richard Crump and Rosalee B. Allen, at Smitty's Club. The Baldwin-Holliday family were prominent members of the Smokey Hollow community. Notable members include Dallas and Claudia Baldwin, who co-founded St. John's AME Church, and their daughter Lucille Baldwin Holliday, who was Leon County's first African American librarian.
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A family picture of the Baldwin-Holliday Family dated November 27th, 1965. The individuals pictured are labeled as (left-right) Gus, Mama [Claudia Baldwin], Lucille Holliday and her son Duval, and a neighbor. The Baldwin-Holliday family were prominent members of the Smokey Hollow community. Claudia, along with her husband Dallas Baldwin, co-founded St. John's AME Church, and their daughter, Lucille Baldwin Holliday, was Leon County's first African American librarian.