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Martha Ewing Collection (#7)

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Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: J. W. Scollick of Smithsonian Institute, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. J. W

J. W. Scollick of Smithsonian Institute, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. J. W. Scollick of Smithsonian Institute, 1916
J. W. Scollick of Smithsonian Institute, 1916. Special osteological preparator at U.S. National Museum

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: Frederick W. Schmarr, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Frederick W. Schmarr, 1914

Frederick W. Schmarr, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Frederick W. Schmarr, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Frederick W. Schmarr, 1914

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: A. Schliemann, E.E. and M.P. from Greece, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing. A. Schliemann, E.E. and M.P

A. Schliemann, E.E. and M.P. from Greece, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing. A. Schliemann, E.E. and M.P
Agamemnon Schliemann, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from Greece, 1915. Greek ambassador to the United States. Son of archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: A. Schliemann, E.E. and M.P. from Greece, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing. A. Schliemann, E.E. and M.P

A. Schliemann, E.E. and M.P. from Greece, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing. A. Schliemann, E.E. and M.P
Agamemnon Schliemann, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from Greece, 1915. Greek ambassador to the United States. Son of archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: Francis B. Sayre with Jessie Wilson, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Francis B

Francis B. Sayre with Jessie Wilson, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Francis B. Sayre with Jessie Wilson, 1914
Francis B. Sayre with Jessie Wilson, 1914. Daughter of US President Woodrow Wilson with her husband Francis Bowes Sayre Sr. professor at Harvard Law School and High Commissioner of the Philippines

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: Francis B. Sayre with Jessie Wilson, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Francis B

Francis B. Sayre with Jessie Wilson, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Francis B. Sayre with Jessie Wilson, 1914
Francis B. Sayre with Jessie Wilson, 1914. Daughter of US President Woodrow Wilson with her husband Francis Bowes Sayre Sr. professor at Harvard Law School and High Commissioner of the Philippines

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: Aimaro Sato, Ambassador from Japan, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Aimaro Sato, Ambassador from Japan, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Aimaro Sato, Ambassador from Japan, 1917
Aimaro Sato, Ambassador from Japan, 1917. Japanese Ambassador to the United States

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: Aimaro Sato, Ambassador from Japan, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Aimaro Sato, Ambassador from Japan, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Aimaro Sato, Ambassador from Japan, 1917 or 1918. Japanese Ambassador to the United States

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: William Frederick Sapp, Lawyer, of Kansas - Right, in Silk Hat, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

William Frederick Sapp, Lawyer, of Kansas - Right, in Silk Hat, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
William Frederick Sapp, Lawyer, of Kansas - Right, in Silk Hat, 1913

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: Charles Mck. Saltzman As Brig. Gen. Signal Corps, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Charles Mck

Charles Mck. Saltzman As Brig. Gen. Signal Corps, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Charles Mck. Saltzman As Brig. Gen
Charles McKinley Saltzman As Brig. Gen. Signal Corps, 1917

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: Gaylord M. Saltzgaber of Ohio, Commr. Pensions, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Gaylord M

Gaylord M. Saltzgaber of Ohio, Commr. Pensions, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Gaylord M. Saltzgaber of Ohio, Commr
Gaylord Miller Saltzgaber of Ohio, Commissioner of Pensions, 1913

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: Saint Thomas P.E. Church - Ground Story, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Saint Thomas P.E

Saint Thomas P.E. Church - Ground Story, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Saint Thomas P.E. Church - Ground Story, 1915
Saint Thomas P.E. Church - Ground Storey, 1915. Protestant Episcopal church, Washington DC

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: Saint Thomas P.E. Church - Consecration Services, Dec 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Saint Thomas P.E. Church - Consecration Services, Dec 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Saint Thomas P.E
Saint Thomas P.E. Church - Consecration Services, Dec 1912. 2nd from Left, Rev. Dr. George W. Atkinson; 3rd, Rev. Charles T. Warner; 4th, Rev. Joseph E

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: Saint Thomas P.E. Church - Consecration Services, Dec 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Saint Thomas P.E. Church - Consecration Services, Dec 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Saint Thomas P.E
Saint Thomas P.E. Church - Consecration Services, Dec 1912. Protestant Episcopal church in Washington DC

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: Saint John's P.E. Church. 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Saint John's P.E. Church. 1915

Saint John's P.E. Church. 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Saint John's P.E. Church. 1915
Saint John's P.E. Church. 1915. Protestant Episcopal church in Greek Revival style, designed by Benjamin Latrobe, Lafayette Square, Washington DC

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: Mr. And Mrs. Charles H. Sabin, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mr. And Mrs. Charles H. Sabin, 1917

Mr. And Mrs. Charles H. Sabin, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mr. And Mrs. Charles H. Sabin, 1917
Mr. And Mrs. Charles H. Sabin, 1917. Pauline Morton Sabin was an American prohibition repeal leader and Republican party official. In 1916 she married Charles H

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: Mons. William T. Russell, Pastor, St. Patrick's Church, left, with Cardinal Gibbons, 1916

Mons. William T. Russell, Pastor, St. Patrick's Church, left, with Cardinal Gibbons, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Monsignor William Thomas Russell, Pastor, St. Patrick's Church [Baltimore], left, with Cardinal James Gibbons, 1916

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: Maj. Edgar Russell, Signal Corps, U.S.A. Right, Shaking Hands with Aviator Wood, 1911

Maj. Edgar Russell, Signal Corps, U.S.A. Right, Shaking Hands with Aviator Wood, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Maj
Maj. Edgar Russell, Signal Corps, U.S. Army, Right, Shaking Hands with Aviator Wood, 1911

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: William Walker Rucker, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. William Walker Rucker, 1914

William Walker Rucker, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. William Walker Rucker, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
William Walker Rucker, 1914

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: William Walker Rucker, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. William Walker Rucker, 1914

William Walker Rucker, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. William Walker Rucker, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
William Walker Rucker, 1914

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: Georges Roussos, E.E. And M.P. from Greece, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Georges Roussos, E.E

Georges Roussos, E.E. And M.P. from Greece, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Georges Roussos, E.E. And M.P
Georges Roussos, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from Greece, 1917

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: Georges Roussos, E.E. And M.P. from Greece, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Georges Roussos, E.E

Georges Roussos, E.E. And M.P. from Greece, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Georges Roussos, E.E. And M.P
Georges Roussos, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from Greece, 1917

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: Georges Roussos, E.E. And M.P. from Greece - Left, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Georges Roussos, E.E. And M.P. from Greece - Left, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Georges Roussos, E.E. And M.P
Georges Roussos, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from Greece - Left, 1917

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: Georges Roussos, E.E. And M.P. from Greece - 2nd from Right, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Georges Roussos, E.E. And M.P. from Greece - 2nd from Right, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Georges Roussos, E.E
Georges Roussos, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from Greece - 2nd from Right, 1917

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: Arthur Blythe Rouse, Rep. from Kentucky, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Arthur Blythe Rouse, Rep

Arthur Blythe Rouse, Rep. from Kentucky, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Arthur Blythe Rouse, Rep. from Kentucky, 1916
Arthur B. Rouse, Rep. from Kentucky, 1916. Rep. 1911-1927

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: Julius Rosenwald of Sears-Roebuck Co. Supplies Com. Adv. C.N.D. Chairman, 1917

Julius Rosenwald of Sears-Roebuck Co. Supplies Com. Adv. C.N.D. Chairman, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Julius Rosenwald of Sears-Roebuck Co. Supplies Com. Adv. C.N.D. Chairman, 1917. American businessman and philanthropist; part-owner and leader of Sears, Roebuck and Company

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: Julius Rosenwald of Sears-Roebuck Co. 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Julius Rosenwald of Sears-Roebuck Co. 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Julius Rosenwald of Sears-Roebuck Co. 1917
Julius Rosenwald of Sears-Roebuck Co. 1917. American businessman and philanthropist; part-owner and leader of Sears, Roebuck and Company

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: Flag Day, Washington DC, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Flag Day, Washington DC, 1914

Flag Day, Washington DC, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Flag Day, Washington DC, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
William Jennings Bryan, Josephus Daniels, President Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Flag Day, Washington DC, 1914

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1913

Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Franklin D. Roosevelt, (right), 1913

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: Roosevelt Dam, Arizona - Salt River Project of Bureau of Reclamation, Dedication Scene, 1912

Roosevelt Dam, Arizona - Salt River Project of Bureau of Reclamation, Dedication Scene, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Roosevelt Dam, Arizona - Salt River Project of Bureau of Reclamation, Dedication Scene, 1912. Dam named after President Theodore Roosevelt, serving mainly for irrigation, water supply

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: George Rolph, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. George Rolph, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

George Rolph, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. George Rolph, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
George M. Rolph, 1917. Rolph was in charge of the Sugar Department of the US Food Administration

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: George Rolph, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. George Rolph, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

George Rolph, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. George Rolph, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
George M. Rolph, 1917. Rolph was in charge of the Sugar Department of the US Food Administration

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: Miss Annie E.Roe, Bureau of Printing And Engraving, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Miss Annie E.Roe, Bureau of Printing And Engraving, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Miss Annie E.Roe, Bureau of Printing And Engraving, 1913

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: Rodney, Army Horse in Cuban War, Retired at Fort Myer, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Rodney, Army Horse in Cuban War, Retired at Fort Myer, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Rodney, Army Horse in Cuban War, Retired at Fort Myer, 1916

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: William A. Rodenberg, Rep. from Illinois, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. William A. Rodenberg, Rep

William A. Rodenberg, Rep. from Illinois, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. William A. Rodenberg, Rep
William August Rodenberg, Rep. from Illinois, 1913. Rep. 1899-1901, 1903-1913

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: John D. Rockefeller Jr. 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. John D. Rockefeller Jr. 1917

John D. Rockefeller Jr. 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. John D. Rockefeller Jr. 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
John D. Rockefeller Jr. 1917. American financier and philanthropist, only son of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: Arnold Robertson, British Diplomat, with Wife, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Arnold Robertson, British Diplomat, with Wife, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Sir Malcolm Arnold Robertson, British Diplomat, with Wife, 1917

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: Arnold Robertson, British Diplomat, with Wife, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Arnold Robertson, British Diplomat, with Wife, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Sir Malcolm Arnold Robertson, British Diplomat, with Wife, 1917

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: George Evan Roberts, Director of The Mint, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

George Evan Roberts, Director of The Mint, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. George Evan Roberts, Director of The Mint
George E. Roberts, Director of The Mint, 1913. Director of the United States Mint 1898-1907, 1910-1914

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: Ernest William Roberts, Rep. from Massachusetts, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Ernest William Roberts, Rep. from Massachusetts, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Ernest William Roberts, Rep
Ernest William Roberts, Rep. from Massachusetts, 1913. Rep 1899-1917

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: Robert Jackson Sworn in As Justice, Washington, D.C. July 11 1941. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Robert Jackson Sworn in As Justice, Washington, D.C. July 11 1941. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Robert H. Jackson Sworn in As Justice, Washington, D.C. July 11 1941. Robert [Houghwout] Jackson Was Sworn in As Associate Justice of The Supreme Court in President Roosevelt's Office Before An

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: Emilio Robasa [sic], Delegate from Mexico, left, with Agustin Rodriguez, 1914

Emilio Robasa [sic], Delegate from Mexico, left, with Agustin Rodriguez, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Emilio Rabasa, Delegate from Mexico, left, with Agustin Rodriguez, 1914. Writer, diplomat and politician Jose Emilio Rabasa Estebanell co-founded El Universal newspaper

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: Miss Carolyn B. Sheldon at Desk, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Miss Carolyn B

Miss Carolyn B. Sheldon at Desk, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Miss Carolyn B. Sheldon at Desk, 1914
Miss Carolyn B. Sheldon at Desk, 1914

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: Miss Carolyn B. Sheldon at Desk, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Miss Carolyn B

Miss Carolyn B. Sheldon at Desk, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Miss Carolyn B. Sheldon at Desk, 1914
Miss Carolyn B. Sheldon at Desk, 1914

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: Arch. Wilkinson Shaw of Chicago, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Arch

Arch. Wilkinson Shaw of Chicago, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Arch. Wilkinson Shaw of Chicago, 1917
Arch Wilkinson Shaw of Chicago, 1917. American entrepreneur, publisher, editor and management theorist

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: Arch. Wilkinson Shaw of Chicago, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Arch

Arch. Wilkinson Shaw of Chicago, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Arch. Wilkinson Shaw of Chicago, 1917
Arch Wilkinson Shaw of Chicago, 1917. American entrepreneur, publisher, editor and management theorist

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: Brig. General Henry Granville Sharpe, U.S.A. left, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Brig

Brig. General Henry Granville Sharpe, U.S.A. left, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Brig
Brigadier General Henry Granville Sharpe, U.S. Army, left, 1917

Background imageMartha Ewing Collection: William Graves Sharp, Am. E.J.P. to France, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing

William Graves Sharp, Am. E.J.P. to France, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. William Graves Sharp, Am. E.J.P
William Graves Sharp, American E.J.P. to France, 1914. Ambassador to France 1914-1919




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"Meet Martha Ewing, a trailblazing woman of the past whose resilience and determination continue to inspire us today. Born into slavery in the late 1800s, Martha escaped to freedom and dedicated her life to helping others. She became a conductor on the Underground Railroad, risking her own safety to guide enslaved people to freedom. Despite facing numerous challenges, including being captured and sold back into slavery twice, Martha never lost hope. She continued to escape and eventually found refuge in Canada, where she lived out the rest of her days as a free woman. Martha's courage and selflessness serve as a powerful reminder of the human spirit's ability to overcome adversity and fight for freedom and justice."