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Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Rheims - American War Correspondents: French Officer; Mrs. Harriet C. Adams; Paul Cravath... 1916

Rheims - American War Correspondents: French Officer; Mrs. Harriet C. Adams; Paul Cravath... 1916
Rheims, France - American War Correspondents: French Officer; Mrs. Harriet C. Adams; Paul Cravath; Capt. Paul Dumas, Wearing Artificial Hand And arm; Unidentified; Charles Edward Russell;

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. 1917

J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. 1917
J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. Washington DC, 1917. Human Fly Jammie Reynolds

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. 1917

J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. 1917
J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. Washington DC, 1917. Human Fly Jammie Reynolds

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. 1917

J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. 1917
J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. Washington DC, 1917. Human Fly Jammie Reynolds

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. 1917

J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. 1917
J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. Washington DC, 1917. Human Fly Jammie Reynolds

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. 1917

J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. 1917
J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. Washington DC, 1917. Human Fly Jammie Reynolds

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Charles Reintzel, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Charles Reintzel, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Charles Reintzel, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Charles Reintzel, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Charles Reintzel, 1914

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Colonel Remon, French Army Aide To Joffre, French Commn. 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Colonel Remon, French Army Aide To Joffre, French Commn. 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Colonel Remon, French Army Aide To Joffre, French Commission, 1917

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Bureau of Reclamation - Truckee-Carson Project, Nevada; Canal Carrying Truckee River To... 1912

Bureau of Reclamation - Truckee-Carson Project, Nevada; Canal Carrying Truckee River To... 1912
Bureau of Reclamation - Truckee-Carson Project, Nevada; Canal Carrying Truckee River To Reservoir, 1912

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Bureau of Reclamation - Shoshone Dam, Wyoming, Highest in World, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Bureau of Reclamation - Shoshone Dam, Wyoming, Highest in World, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Bureau of Reclamation - Shoshone Dam, Wyoming, Highest in World, 1912

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Reclamation, Bureau Of - Big Men in U.S. Reclamation Service: A.P. Davis, Chief Engineer... 1912

Reclamation, Bureau Of - Big Men in U.S. Reclamation Service: A.P. Davis, Chief Engineer... 1912
Bureau Of Reclamation - Big Men in U.S. Reclamation Service: A.P. Davis, Chief Engineer; F.H. Newell, Director; H.N. Savage, Supervising Engineer, Northern Division; L.C

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Bureau of Reclamation - Arrowcock [sic] Dam, Boise, Idaho; Showing Tunnel... 1912

Bureau of Reclamation - Arrowcock [sic] Dam, Boise, Idaho; Showing Tunnel... 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Bureau of Reclamation - Arrowrock Dam, Boise, Idaho; Showing Tunnel Which Carries Boise River During Construction, 1912

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Col. Samuel Reber, U.S.A. Signal Corps. at Desk, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Col

Col. Samuel Reber, U.S.A. Signal Corps. at Desk, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Col. Samuel Reber, U.S.A. Signal Corps
Col. Samuel Reber, U.S. Army Signal Corps. at Desk, 1914

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Col. Samuel Reber, U.S.A. Signal Corps, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Col. Samuel Reber, U.S.A

Col. Samuel Reber, U.S.A. Signal Corps, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Col. Samuel Reber, U.S.A. Signal Corps, 1914
Col. Samuel Reber, U.S. Army Signal Corps, 1914

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Col. Samuel Reber, U.S.A. Signal Corps, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Col. Samuel Reber, U.S.A

Col. Samuel Reber, U.S.A. Signal Corps, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Col. Samuel Reber, U.S.A. Signal Corps, 1914
Col. Samuel Reber, U.S. Army Signal Corps, 1914

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Joseph E. Ralph, Director, Bureau of Engraving And Printing, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Joseph E

Joseph E. Ralph, Director, Bureau of Engraving And Printing, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Joseph E
Joseph E. Ralph, Director, Bureau of Engraving And Printing, 1912

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Progressives Leaders Call On Wilson: Judge Albert R. Nortoni, St. Louis; J. A. Hopkins, New

Progressives Leaders Call On Wilson: Judge Albert R. Nortoni, St. Louis; J. A. Hopkins, New
Progressives Leaders Call On [Woodrow] Wilson: Judge Albert R. Nortoni, St. Louis; J. A. Hopkins, New Jersey; Henry M. Wallace, Detroit; Vance C

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Princeton University students with Woodrow Wilson, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Princeton University students with Woodrow Wilson, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Princeton University students with Woodrow Wilson, 1913

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Press Correspondents with Secretary Bryan, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Press Correspondents with Secretary Bryan, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Press Correspondents with Secretary Bryan
Press Correspondents with Secretary Bryan, 1915

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Press Correspondents with Lillian Wald And Jane Addams, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Press Correspondents with Lillian Wald And Jane Addams, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Press Correspondents with Lillian Wald And Jane Addams, 1916. Activists and campaigners for women's suffrage

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Presbyterian Church. 3rd And E Streets, N.W. 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Presbyterian Church

Presbyterian Church. 3rd And E Streets, N.W. 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church, 3rd And E Streets, N.W. Washington DC, 1913

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: G. Harold Powell, Chief, Perishable Commodities Div. U.S. Food Administration, 1917

G. Harold Powell, Chief, Perishable Commodities Div. U.S. Food Administration, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. G
George Harold Powell, Chief, Perishable Commodities Division, U.S. Food Administration, 1917

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Louis Freeland Post, Asst. Secretary of Labor, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Louis Freeland Post, Asst. Secretary of Labor, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Louis Freeland Post, Asst
Louis F. Post, Asst. Secretary of Labor, 1913. Asst. Secretary of Labor 1913-1921

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Stephen Geyer Porter, Rep. from Pennsylvania, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Stephen Geyer Porter, Rep. from Pennsylvania, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Stephen Geyer Porter, Rep
Stephen G. Porter, Rep. from Pennsylvania, 1913. Rep. 1911-1927

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Polo, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Polo, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Polo, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Polo, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Polo, 1916

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Polo, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Polo, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Polo, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Polo, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Polo, 1916

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Polo, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Polo, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Polo, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Polo, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Polo, 1916

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Polo, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Polo, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Polo, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Polo, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Polo, 1916

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Polo - Army Polo, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Polo - Army Polo, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Polo - Army Polo, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Polo - Army Polo, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Polo - Army Polo, 1913

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Mahlon H. [sic] Pitney, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Mahlon H. [sic] Pitney, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mahlon H
Mahlon R. Pitney IV, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, 1913. Associate Justice 1912-1922

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Mahlon H. [sic] Pitney, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Mahlon H. [sic] Pitney, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mahlon H
Mahlon R. Pitney IV, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, 1913. Associate Justice 1912-1922

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Pipe Organ at The Mexican Embassy, Washington, D.C. between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Pipe Organ at The Mexican Embassy, Washington, D.C. between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Pipe Organ at The Mexican Embassy, Washington, D.C. between 1910 and 1920. Residence of Samuel Miller Breckinridge Long, 3rd Asst. Secretary of State, Washington DC, c1917

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Gifford Pinchot, Chief, Forest Service, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Gifford Pinchot, Chief, Forest Service, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Gifford Pinchot, Chief, Forest Service, 1914
Gifford Pinchot, Chief, Forest Service, 1914

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Piez, Charles. V.P. Einer, Fleet Carpn. [sic], 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Piez, Charles. V.P

Piez, Charles. V.P. Einer, Fleet Carpn. [sic], 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Piez, Charles. V.P. Einer, Fleet Carpn
Charles Piez, Vice President, Einer, Fleet Corporation. 1917. German-American mechanical engineer, President of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Colonel Palmer Eddy Pierce, U.S.A.; Director of Purchases. Left, with Edward R. Stettinius, 1917

Colonel Palmer Eddy Pierce, U.S.A.; Director of Purchases. Left, with Edward R. Stettinius, 1917
Colonel Palmer Eddy Pierce, U.S. Army.; Director of Purchases. Left, with Edward R. Stettinius, 1917. Brigadier General Pierce commanded the 54th Infantry Regiment on the Western Front of World War

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Photographer with Large Format Camera, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Photographer with Large Format Camera, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Photographer with Large Format Camera, 1914
Photographer with Large Format Camera, 1914

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Philippines - Moro Datu And His Followers, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Philippines - Moro Datu And His Followers, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Philippines - Moro Datu And His Followers
Philippines - Moro Datu And His Followers, 1913. The Moro Rebellion (1899-1913) was an armed conflict between the Moro people and the United States military during the Philippine-American War

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Andrew James Peters, Rep. from Massachusetts, Asst. Secretary Treasury; Mayor of Boston, 1915

Andrew James Peters, Rep. from Massachusetts, Asst. Secretary Treasury; Mayor of Boston, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Andrew James Peters, Rep. from Massachusetts, Asst. Secretary Treasury; Mayor of Boston, 1915. Rep. 1907-1914; Asst. Secretary Treasury, 1914-1917; Mayor of Boston, 1918-1922

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Andrew James Peters, Rep. from Massachusetts, Asst. Secretary Treasury; Mayor of Boston, 1917

Andrew James Peters, Rep. from Massachusetts, Asst. Secretary Treasury; Mayor of Boston, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Andrew James Peters, Rep. from Massachusetts, Asst. Secretary Treasury; Mayor of Boston, 1917. Rep. 1907-1914; Asst. Secretary Treasury, 1914-1917; Mayor of Boston, 1918-1922

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Andrew James Peters, Rep. from Massachusetts, Asst. Secretary Treasury; Mayor of Boston, 1917

Andrew James Peters, Rep. from Massachusetts, Asst. Secretary Treasury; Mayor of Boston, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Andrew James Peters, Rep. from Massachusetts, Asst. Secretary Treasury; Mayor of Boston, 1917. Rep. 1907-1914; Asst. Secretary Treasury, 1914-1917; Mayor of Boston, 1918-1922

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Mrs. Julia Green Scott, I.E. Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, Ex-President General of D.A.R. 1913

Mrs. Julia Green Scott, I.E. Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, Ex-President General of D.A.R. 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs
Mrs. Julia Green Scott, ie Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, Ex-President General of D.A.R. [Daughters of the American Revolution], 1913. Socialite, philanthropist, businesswoman and landowner

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Major General Hugh L Scott, U.S.A. Chief of Staff, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Major General Hugh L Scott, U.S.A. Chief of Staff, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Major General Hugh L Scott, U.S.A
Major General Hugh L Scott, U.S. Army, Chief of Staff, 1916

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Major General Hugh L Scott, U.S.A. Chief of Staff, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Major General Hugh L Scott, U.S.A. Chief of Staff, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Major General Hugh L Scott, U.S.A
Major General Hugh L Scott, U.S. Army, Chief of Staff, 1915

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Major General Hugh L Scott, U.S.A. Chief of Staff, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Major General Hugh L Scott, U.S.A. Chief of Staff, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Major General Hugh L Scott, U.S.A
Major General Hugh L Scott, U.S. Army, Chief of Staff, 1915

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Major General Hugh L. Scott, U.S.A. Chief of Staff, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Major General Hugh L. Scott, U.S.A. Chief of Staff, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Major General Hugh L. Scott, U.S.A
Major General Hugh L. Scott, U.S. Army, Chief of Staff, 1915

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: F.A. Scott of Cleveland, 2nd from Right, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. F.A

F.A. Scott of Cleveland, 2nd from Right, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. F.A. Scott of Cleveland, 2nd from Right, 1917
F.A. Scott of Cleveland, 2nd from Right, 1917

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: F.A. Scott of Cleveland of C.N.D. 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. F.A. Scott of Cleveland of C.N.D

F.A. Scott of Cleveland of C.N.D. 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. F.A. Scott of Cleveland of C.N.D. 1917
F.A. Scott of Cleveland of C.N.D. 1917

Background imageNewcombe Martha Ewing Collection: Albert L. Scott, Chief, Clothing And Equipage Division, Q.M.C. U.S.A. 1918

Albert L. Scott, Chief, Clothing And Equipage Division, Q.M.C. U.S.A. 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Albert L
Albert L. Scott, Chief, Clothing And Equipage Division, Q.M.C. U.S. Army, 1918




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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