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Listen: The Blues ProgramDelores Tookes entering the Bethel AME Church in Tallahassee for her marriage to Elihu McCoy.
Image Number
RM0040
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Collection
Tookes-McCoy collection
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Subject Term
Ceremonies
Wedding clothing and dress
Wedding dresses
Wedding costume
African Americans--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
African American churches--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
Manners and customs
Rites and ceremonies
Marriage customs and rites
Marriage service--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
Brides
Weddings--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
Wedding clothing and dress
Wedding dresses
Wedding costume
African Americans--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
African American churches--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
Manners and customs
Rites and ceremonies
Marriage customs and rites
Marriage service--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
Brides
Weddings--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
Corporate Subject
Physical Description
1 digital image - b&w
Biographical Note
Delores was the daughter of Dorothy Ethel Nash Tookes.
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 Tookes entering the Bethel AME Church in Tallahassee for her marriage to Elihu McCoy.
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