Seminole Tribal Members and BIA Employees Gathered Together for the Groundbreaking of the Arts and Crafts Center on the Dania (Hollywood) Reservation, 1959

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Title

Seminole Tribal Members and BIA Employees Gathered Together for the Groundbreaking of the Arts and Crafts Center on the Dania (Hollywood) Reservation, 1959

Description

The Seminole governing body showcased its partnership with the BIA in this ceremony. This center also provided reservation residents a place to make and sell Indian arts and crafts, providing economic opportunities for those interested.

Seated: Laura Mae Oceola, Bill Osceola, Virgil N. Harrington, unidentified man
Back Row: unidentified woman, Mrs. Jimmy Druitt Osceola, Irene Toppin, Charlotte Tommie Osceola, others not identified

Creator

William D. Boehmer

Source

Catalog Number 2009.34.1339, Boehmer Collection, Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Seminole Indian Museum

http://www.ahtahthiki.com/Collections-Seminole-Tribe-Florida-Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki-Museum.html

Publisher

Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Seminole Indian Museum

Date

Fall 1959

Rights

Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Seminole Indian Museum

Format

Photograph

Files

ATTM - Signing of groundbreaking of craftstore at hollywood - GOOD a.JPG
Date Added
February 14, 2015
Collection
Photographs
Citation
William D. Boehmer, “Seminole Tribal Members and BIA Employees Gathered Together for the Groundbreaking of the Arts and Crafts Center on the Dania (Hollywood) Reservation, 1959,” Creating Tribes in Florida: How Autonomous Camps Became the Seminole and Miccosukee Tribes , accessed May 3, 2024, https://seminolemiccosukeepolitics.omeka.net/items/show/45.