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Listen: The Blues ProgramElihu and Delores McCoy at the Tookes Hotel in Frenchtown on their wedding day.
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Wedding dresses
Hospitality industry--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
African American hotels--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
Marriage--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
Weddings--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
Wedding costume
African Americans--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
African American married people--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
African American couples--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
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General Note
The Tookes Hotel was established in 1948 by James and Dorothy Tookes as lodging for African-American travelers visiting segregated Tallahassee. The hotel was located in Frenchtown and remained in operation until the 1980s.
Biographical Note
Elihu was born November 19, 1912. He was a union organizer for the Carpenters Union. He came to Tallahassee to organize the African-American workers at the Elberta Crate Factory. He died on May 15, 1992.
Delores was the daughter of Dorothy Ethel Nash Tookes.
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