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| Title: | Photograph of Sheriff Elston Clay of Grundy County, padlocking the Highlander Folk School main building during the school's first closing, Monteagle, Tennessee, 1959 September 26 |
| Date: | 1959 Sept. 26 |
| Description: | Sheriff Elston Clay of Grundy County, TN padlocks the Highlander Folk School's main building on September 26, 1959 (first school closing). The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. Title provided by cataloger. |
| Types: | Black-and-white photographs |
| Subjects: | Clay, Elston, 1919-1997 | Sheriffs--Tennessee--Monteagle | Social movements--Tennessee--Monteagle | Padlocks--Tennessee--Monteagle | Highlander Folk School (Monteagle, Tenn.) | School closings--Tennessee--Monteagle | Monteagle (Tenn.) | Grundy County (Tenn.) |
| Collection: | Highlander Folk School: A Photographic History |
| Institution: | Highlander Research and Education Center |
| Contributors: | Emory University | Highlander Research and Education Center (Knoxville, Tenn.) | Highlander Folk School Collection (Emory University) |
| Online Publisher: | [Atlanta, Ga.] : Emory University | 2005 |
| Original Material: | 1 photograph : b&w |
| Rights and Usage: | Researchers should contact the Highlander Research and Education Center for terms governing the use of the collection. Contact: Susan Williams, swilliams@highlandercenter.org. |
| Related Materials: | Forms part of the Highlander Folk School Collection. |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://www.metascholar.org/highlander/photographs/3-8-1.html |
