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Listen: The FolkFolk ProgramElihu McCoy with sons on the side of Tookes Hotel in Frenchtown.
Image Number
RM0029
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Collection
Tookes-McCoy collection
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Personal Subjects
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Physical Description
1 digital image - b&w
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
James and Ron were the grandsons of Dorothy Ethel Nash Tookes.
Elihu McCoy with sons on the side of Tookes Hotel in Frenchtown.
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