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Newcombe Martha Ewing Collection (#4)

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Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: U.S.S. Franklin, used as training ship - Adm. Farragut's Flagship, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing

U.S.S. Franklin, used as training ship - Adm. Farragut's Flagship, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. U.S.S
U.S.S. Franklin, used as training ship - Admiral Farragut's Flagship, 1916. Flagship of Admiral David Glasgow Farragut, decommissioned and sold in 1915

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Miss Fox at Desk, 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Miss Fox at Desk, 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Miss Fox at Desk, 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Miss Fox at Desk, 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Miss Fox at Desk, 1918

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Fourth of July - Child As Liberty, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Fourth of July - Child As Liberty, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Fourth of July - Child As Liberty, 1916
Fourth of July - Child As Liberty, 1916

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Martin David Foster, Representative from Illinois 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Martin David Foster, Representative from Illinois 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Martin David Foster, Representative from Illinois 1914. Rep. 1907-1919

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Martin David Foster, Representative from Illinois 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Martin David Foster, Representative from Illinois 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Martin David Foster, Representative from Illinois 1914. Rep. 1907-1919

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Fort Myer Officers Training Camp, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Fort Myer Officers Training Camp, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Fort Myer Officers Training Camp, 1917
Fort Myer Officers Training Camp, 1917

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Fort McHenry, Cement Gun Used in Building Camp, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Fort McHenry, Cement Gun Used in Building Camp, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Fort McHenry, Cement Gun Used in Building Camp, 1917

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Fort McHenry, Cement Gun Used in Building Camp, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Fort McHenry, Cement Gun Used in Building Camp, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Fort McHenry, Cement Gun Used in Building Camp, 1917

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Fort McHenry, C.H. Williams, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Fort McHenry, C.H. Williams, 1917

Fort McHenry, C.H. Williams, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Fort McHenry, C.H. Williams, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Fort McHenry, C.H. Williams, 1917

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Fort McHenry, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Fort McHenry, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Fort McHenry, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Fort McHenry, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Fort McHenry, 1914

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917

Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917

Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917

Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917

Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917

Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917

Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Wilson Delivering Address On Foreign Affairs, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Wilson Delivering Address On Foreign Affairs, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
[Woodrow] Wilson Delivering Address On Foreign Affairs, 1917

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Ford Tractor, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Ford Tractor, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Ford Tractor, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Ford Tractor, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Ford Tractor, 1917

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Ford Tractor, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Ford Tractor, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Ford Tractor, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Ford Tractor, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Ford Tractor, 1917

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Arthur Foraker Jr. Right, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Arthur Foraker Jr. Right, 1913

Arthur Foraker Jr. Right, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Arthur Foraker Jr. Right, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Arthur Foraker Jr. Right, 1913. Car with steering column instead of steering wheel, and Diamond Silvertown Cord tyres

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Football - Captain Edward Mahon of Howard Team, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Football - Captain Edward Mahon of Howard Team, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Football - Captain Edward Mahon of Howard Team, 1917

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Food Administration, U.S. War Kitchen, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Food Administration, U.S

Food Administration, U.S. War Kitchen, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Food Administration, U.S. War Kitchen, 1917
Food Administration, U.S. War Kitchen, 1917

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Food Administration, U.S. State Representative, Hoover, Wilbur... 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Food Administration, U.S. State Representative, Hoover, Wilbur... 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Food Administration, U.S. State Representative, [Herbert] Hoover, Center Front; [with bow tie, Ray Lyman] Wilbur, Left, Rear of Hoover, 1917

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Food Administration, U.S. State Representative, Hoover, Wilbur... 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Food Administration, U.S. State Representative, Hoover, Wilbur... 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Food Administration, U.S. State Representative, [Herbert] Hoover, Center Front; [with bow tie, Ray Lyman] Wilbur, Left, Rear of Hoover, 1917

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Food Administration, U.S. Construction of Headquarters Building, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Food Administration, U.S. Construction of Headquarters Building, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Food Administration, U.S. Construction of Headquarters Building, 1917

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Joseph Wingate Folk, Governor of Missouri, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Joseph Wingate Folk, Governor of Missouri, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Joseph Wingate Folk, Governor of Missouri
Joseph W. Folk, Governor of Missouri, 1913. Governor of Missouri 1905-1909; Solicitor of State Department 1913

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Pauline Floyd, with Banner, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Pauline Floyd, with Banner, 1917

Pauline Floyd, with Banner, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Pauline Floyd, with Banner, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Pauline Floyd, with Banner, 1917. The time has come to conquer or submit - for us there is but one choice - we have made it" - President [Woodrow] Wilson

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Florence Crittenden I.E. Crittenton Home - Baby Exhibit, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Florence Crittenden I.E. Crittenton Home - Baby Exhibit, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Florence Crittenden I.E
Florence Crittenton Home - Baby Exhibit, 1914. Sign: For Rent by the Washington Loan & Trust Co.'. The first Florence Crittenton home, the Florence Night Mission

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Henry Prather Fletcher, Member of Parliament And Ambassador, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Henry Prather Fletcher, Member of Parliament And Ambassador, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Henry P. Fletcher, Member of Parliament And Ambassador, 1913. Ambassador To Chile 1909; Ambassador To Mexico 1916; also served as Ambassador to Italy, Luxembourg and Belgium

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Flags - Huge American Flag, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Flags - Huge American Flag, 1914

Flags - Huge American Flag, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Flags - Huge American Flag, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Flags - Huge American Flag, 1914. Shows the "Star-Spangled Banner, " the flag flown during the war of 1812, on display at the Smithsonian Castle, Washington, D.C

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Flags - House Where American Flag Was Made, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Flags - House Where American Flag Was Made, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Flags - House Where American Flag Was Made, 1914. Sign: It is Unlawful to Spit on the Footway - Penalty $5.00'. The Star-Spangled Banner Flag House in Baltimore, constructed in the late 1700s

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Flags - British And French Flags On State Department. Visit of Allied Commission, 1917

Flags - British And French Flags On State Department. Visit of Allied Commission, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Flags - British And French Flags On State Department. Visit of Allied Commission, 1917. The flag in the centre is either Cuba or Puerto Rico

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Flag Factory, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Flag Factory, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Flag Factory, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Flag Factory, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Flag Factory, 1913. Women making flags - Estados Unidos de Colombia - Republica de Nicaragua - Centro America'. The United States of Colombia was composed of nine sovereign states'

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Walter Lowrie Fisher, Secretary of The Interior, Snap, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Walter Lowrie Fisher, Secretary of The Interior, Snap, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Walter L. Fisher, Secretary of The Interior, Snap, 1911. Secretary of The Interior 1911-1913

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Ernest George Fischer, Chief of Instrument Division, Coastal Geodetic Survey, 1914

Ernest George Fischer, Chief of Instrument Division, Coastal Geodetic Survey, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Ernest George Fischer, Chief of Instrument Division, Coastal Geodetic Survey, 1914. (Chief of Instrument Division 1907-1921)

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Miss Evelyn Finch with Spo Pee, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Miss Evelyn Finch with Spo Pee, 1914

Miss Evelyn Finch with Spo Pee, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Miss Evelyn Finch with Spo Pee, 1914
Miss Evelyn Finch with Spo Pee, 1914. Native American man known variously as Spodee or Spo Pee

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Friendship Charity Fete - Mrs. R.L. Orven; John R. Mclean; Mrs. Richmond Hobson... 1913

Friendship Charity Fete - Mrs. R.L. Orven; John R. Mclean; Mrs. Richmond Hobson... 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Friendship Charity Fete - Mrs. R.L. Orven; John R. Mclean; Mrs. Richmond Hobson; Mr. & Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, 1913. Children are Lucia and Richard Hobson. Mrs

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Friendship Charity Fete - Mrs. L. M. Garrison, Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Friendship Charity Fete - Mrs. L. M. Garrison, Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Friendship Charity Fete - Mrs. L. M. Garrison, Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, 1913. Margaret Hildeburn, wife of Secretary of War Lindley Miller Garrison

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Friendship Charity Fete - Mrs. James Archibald; Miss L. Hancock; Mrs. O. McCammon, 1913

Friendship Charity Fete - Mrs. James Archibald; Miss L. Hancock; Mrs. O. McCammon, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Friendship Charity Fete - Mrs. James Archibald; Miss L. Hancock; Mrs. O. McCammon, 1913. Women in a cardboard post office

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Friendship Charity Fete - Mrs. Hearst; John R. Mclean; William Randolph Hearst, 1913

Friendship Charity Fete - Mrs. Hearst; John R. Mclean; William Randolph Hearst, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Friendship Charity Fete - Mrs. Hearst; John R. Mclean; William Randolph Hearst, 1913

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Friendship Charity Fete - Mrs. Emerson; Miss Duryea; Marian Crawford; Mary C. Mccauley, 1913

Friendship Charity Fete - Mrs. Emerson; Miss Duryea; Marian Crawford; Mary C. Mccauley, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Friendship Charity Fete - Mrs. Emerson; Miss Duryea; Marian Crawford; Mary C. McCauley, 1913

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Commr. George N. Peek, Finished Products Div. War Industries Board, 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Commr. George N. Peek, Finished Products Div. War Industries Board, 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Commr. George N
Commr. George Nelson Peek, Finished Products Div. War Industries Board, 1918. Economist, business executive, civil servant

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Rear Admiral R.E. Peary, U.S.N. 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Rear Admiral R.E. Peary, U.S.N. 1914

Rear Admiral R.E. Peary, U.S.N. 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Rear Admiral R.E. Peary, U.S.N. 1914
Rear Admiral R.E. Peary, U.S. Navy, 1914. Explorer, naval officer

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: W.E. Payne, Confederate Reunion; in Wheel Chair, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. W.E

W.E. Payne, Confederate Reunion; in Wheel Chair, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. W.E
W.E. Payne, Confederate Reunion; in Wheel Chair, 1917. Civil war veteran

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Andreas Pauley, Sylvan Theatre, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Andreas Pauley, Sylvan Theatre, 1917

Andreas Pauley, Sylvan Theatre, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Andreas Pauley, Sylvan Theatre, 1917
Andreas Pauley, Sylvan Theatre, 1917

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Alice Paul, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Alice Paul, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Alice Paul, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Alice Paul, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Alice Paul, 1917. American Quaker, suffragist, feminist, and women's rights activist - one of the leaders of the campaign for the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Stephan Panaretoff, E.E. And M.P. from Bulgaria, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Stephan Panaretoff, E.E. And M.P. from Bulgaria, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Stephan Panaretoff, E.E. And M.P
Stephan Panaretoff, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from Bulgaria, 1917

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Panama Canal, 1904. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Panama Canal, 1904. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Panama Canal, 1904. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Panama Canal, 1904. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Panama Canal, 1904. Isthmian Canal - Looking North from Sta. K547 - Culebra. Dec. 20, 1904'. The Panama Canal project was one of the largest




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Meet Martha Ewing, a trailblazing figure in tennis history. Born on September 19, 1931, in Long Beach, California, she quickly rose through the ranks with her unparalleled skills and determination. Known for her powerful serve and precise volleys, Ewing became the first American woman to win the Wimbledon singles title in 1957, breaking a 12-year drought for American women in the tournament. Her victory marked a turning point in women's tennis, paving the way for future champions. With a total of 31 Grand Slam titles, Ewing remains one of the most successful and influential players in the history of the sport. #Tennis #MarthaEwing #Wimbledon #SportsHistory