Alice Shepard sewing a flag, 1963
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Material Information

Title:
Alice Shepard sewing a flag, 1963
Series Title:
Boynton Beach Photograph Collection
Creator:
Stan Sheets ( Photographer )
Publisher:
Boynton Beach Star
Publication Date:
Physical Description:
1 black and white print; 8 x 10 inches

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Sewing
Portraits
Boynton Beach Photograph Collection
Shepard, Alice Losee, 1874-1970
Spatial Coverage:
Florida -- Boynton Beach
Coordinates:
26.527098 x -80.048543

Notes

General Note:
"Betsy Ross of Boynton Beach. Mrs. Alice Shepard, 89, has lived in Boynton since 1910 and as she contemplates her work on the new City flag with its leaping sailfish, she loving reflects on her long life here with her four children. Celebrating with their mother on this Mother's Day are Mrs. Ruth Martin of Boynton; Mrs. Vivian Caudill of Lake Worth; Mrs. Helen Merrill of Colorado Springs, Colo. and her son Roger in Lake Worth. The modern Betsy Ross has 10 grandchildren in the area." Caption from the Boynton Beach Star, 9 May 1963. Alice Josephine Losee (1874-1970) came to Boynton Beach in 1911 and later married W.S. Shepard.
General Note:
Item number: A0013-39-021

Record Information

Source Institution:
Boynton Beach City Library Local History Archives
Holding Location:
Boynton Beach City Library Local History Archives
Rights Management:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Resource Identifier:
A0013-39-021
FI20040257 ( FIU number )

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Boynton Beach City Library Local History Archives