Title |
Newspaper
Article and Picture Celebrating Aunt Seeley's 113th Birthday |
Date
of Original |
11
February 1933 |
Date
of Digital |
14
November 2004 |
Description |
HANNIBAL,
MO - This article and picture appeared on February 11, 1933 in
"The Hannibal Courier-Post" newspaper. Celia Ann
Allen, aka "Aunt Seeley" was a former slave, believed to have been
born in the administration of James Madison, fifth president of the
United States. She was brought to Missouri in 1841 by the family
that owned her, and, after gaining her freedom, stayed in the area. |
Creator |
Hannibal
Courier-Post (Hannibal, Mo.) |
Publisher |
Hannibal
Free Public Library (Hannibal, MO) |
Subject |
Allen,
Celia Ann ("Aunt Seeley") |
Subject |
African
American women -- Missouri -- Hannibal. |
Subject |
Ex-slaves
-- Missouri -- Hannibal. |
Original
Format |
Newspaper
photograph and caption. |
Digital
Format |
jpg |
Identifier |
B7304 |