2 10 274 Person An individual. Name Watson, Charles A. Death Date 1874 Occupation landowner Biographical Text An African American who amassed large landholdings in Alexandria during the 19th century. The Watson family was one of Alexandria's first African-American landowners and in 1874 the family formally subdivided the land and named it Sunnyside. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="http://www.aahistoricsitesva.org/items/show/478" target="_blank">http://www.aahistoricsitesva.org/items/show/478</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Charles A. Watson african american landowner https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/5cbb14dabe56fd53a95ba6f164e8c5a4.jpg cdad93ad679f127fd7a95a7b77c80621 Person An individual. Name Washington, Eugenia Birth Date 1840 Death Date 1900 Birthplace Charlestown, WV Deathplace Washington, DC Occupation historian; civil servant; founder Biographical Text Washington was a historian, civil servant, and a founder of the lineage societies, Daughters of the American Revolution and Daughters of the Founders and Patriots of America. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenia_Washington" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenia_Washington</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Eugenia Washington civil servant founder historian women https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/edfb5b5e867107ff5ec312bc418c9828.jpg 75cd5a73111d91103902193000aeba16 Person An individual. Name Wardrop, James Death Date 1760 Occupation merchant Biographical Text A scottish merchant who built the Darnall's Chance House (or James Wardrop House) around 1742. He amassed a fortune as a merchant and entrepreneur in the bustling 18th century port town of Upper Marlborough, MD. In 1747, he married Lettice Lee, daughter of Phillip Lee, the progenitor of the Maryland branch of the illustrious Lee family of Virginia. Source <a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darnall%27s_Chance" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darnall%27s_Chance">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darnall%27s_Chance</a> <a title="http://history.pgparks.com/page41533.aspx" href="http://history.pgparks.com/page41533.aspx">http://history.pgparks.com/page41533.aspx</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James Wardrop merchant https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/e2fde8f0a13c78b4b32665b56c95a04c.jpg 4eb9446bedf1ebc2735d154d0b9263b6 Person An individual. Name Walworth, Ellen Birth Date 1832 Death Date 1915 Birthplace Jacksonville, IL Deathplace Washington, DC Occupation writer; lawyer; historian Biographical Text Ellen Hardin Walworth was an American author, lawyer, and activist who was a passionate advocate for the importance of studying history and historic preservation. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Hardin_Walworth" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Hardin_Walworth</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ellen Walworth historian lawyer women writer https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/c345715ceeee62ccdc990bf649aee851.jpg cefcc424e78e6f00637f149aa7d404d4 Person An individual. Name Vespucci, Amerigo Authority Sources <a class="in-cell-link" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50013949.html" target="_blank">http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50013949.html</a> Birth Date 1454 Death Date 1512 Birthplace Florence, Italy Deathplace Seville, Spain Occupation explorer; cartographer Biographical Text Vespucci was an Italian explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer who first demonstrated that Brazil and the West Indies did not represent Asia's eastern outskirts as initially conjectured from Columbus' voyages, but instead constituted an entirely separate landmass hitherto unknown to Old Worlders. Colloquially referred to as the New World, this second super continent came to be termed "America", deriving its name from Americus, the Latin version of Vespucci's first name. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerigo_Vespucci" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerigo_Vespucci</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Amerigo Vespucci cartography explorer https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/c5ae1d1ec7ffaf556b405f0d248ce546.jpg 005eb4bd5c6e0630b0095d2117631713 Person An individual. Name Underwood, Oscar Authority Sources <a class="in-cell-link" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79109158.html" target="_blank">http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79109158.html</a> Birth Date 1862 Death Date 1929 Birthplace Louisville, KY Deathplace Accotink, VA Occupation politician; dignitary; statesman Biographical Text Underwood was a politician from Alabama and candidate for President of the United States in 1912. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Underwood" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Underwood</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oscar Underwood dignitary politician statesman https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/d7d7f604ad301118d6ed15579f0d3d29.jpg efb663bf6783b3fabf3506d13dab6f33 Person An individual. Name Udall, Stewart Lee Authority Sources <a class="in-cell-link" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50046798.html" target="_blank">http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50046798.html</a> Birth Date 1920 Death Date 2010 Birthplace St. Johns, AZ Deathplace Santa Fe, NM Occupation politician Biographical Text Udall was an American politician and later, a federal government official. After serving three terms as a congressman from Arizona, he served as Secretary of the Interior from 1961 to 1969, under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Udall" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Udall</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Stewart Lee Udall politician https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/317718b40dfde4427a2b550cfd189990.jpg 10c01481ba4d8c3688e988650b5f01cf Person An individual. Name Townsend, Mary Scott Death Date 1931 Deathplace Washington, DC Occupation heiress; dignitary Biographical Text Daughter of and heiress to William Lawrence Scott, a Pennsylvania railroad and coal magnate who became a member of Congress. As an heiress to his fortune, she was a woman of great wealth. She became one of Washington's social leaders, known for her elegant entertaining. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="https://www.cosmosclub.org/The-Townsend-Mansion" target="_blank">https://www.cosmosclub.org/The-Townsend-Mansion</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mary Scott Townsend dignitary heiress women https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/03b3ab614fe08c0506a9cc9092bda008.jpg 1db4d57e004dd3d2495054a9976989d3 Person An individual. Name Tiffany, Louis Comfort Authority Sources <a title="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79056759.html" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79056759.html">http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79056759.html</a> Birth Date 1848 Death Date 1933 Birthplace New York, NY Deathplace New York, NY Occupation artist; jeweler Biographical Text Tiffany was an American artist and designer who worked in the decorative arts and is best known for his work in stained glass. He is the American artist most associated with the Art Nouveau and Aesthetic movements. Tiffany was affiliated with a prestigious collaborative of designers known as the Associated Artists, which included Lockwood de Forest, Candace Wheeler, and Samuel Colman. Tiffany designed stained glass windows and lamps, glass mosaics, blown glass, ceramics, jewelry, enamels and metalwork. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Comfort_Tiffany" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Comfort_Tiffany</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis Comfort Tiffany artist jeweler https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/beb8e1a654dfca240d241a3b7cfa2e62.jpg f31f1d304a2a8959f75500551065c7de Person An individual. Name Throckmorton, Edith Birth Date 1901 Death Date 1982 Birthplace Summit Point, WV Deathplace Rockville, MD Occupation civil rights leader; educator; activist Biographical Text In 1937 she joined the Montgomery County school system where she would serve for twenty-one years, becoming principal of the segregated elementary schools of Sellman, Sandy Springs, Emory Grove, Laytonsville and Longview. After the landmark Supreme Court decision Brown vs. Board of Education in 1954, the County Public School Board initiated plans for school desegregation in Montgomery County. The desegregation of Longview Elementary School in 1959-1960 proved to be a turning point in Throckmorton’s career. Throckmorton then began to pursue a more active role in the Montgomery County Chapter of the NAACP, and served as president from 1962-1977. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="http://montgomeryhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ethrockmorton.pdf" target="_blank">http://montgomeryhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ethrockmorton.pdf</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Edith Throckmorton activist african american civil rights educator women