Famous historical quilt. Washington, D.C., Aug. 17. Joseph's coat of many colors had nothing on this unique quilt which is now being completed by Mrs. Ethel Sampson of Evanston, Ill., after six years of collecting. Parts of wearing apparel from President Roosevelt, Mrs. Roosevelt, members of the Cab
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- Date
- 1937
- Collection
- Harris & Ewing
- Archive
- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
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- Original size
- 8,112 × 10,115 pixels
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"Famous historical quilt. Washington, D.C., Aug. 17. Joseph's coat of many colors had nothing on this unique quilt which is now being completed by Mrs. Ethel Sampson of Evanston, Ill., after six years of collecting. Parts of wearing apparel from President Roosevelt, Mrs. Roosevelt, members of the Cab" (1937). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Famous_historical_quilt._Washington,_D.C.,_Aug._17._Joseph%27s_coat_of_many_colors_had_nothing_on_this_unique_quilt_which_is_now_being_completed_by_Mrs._Ethel_Sampson_of_Evanston,_Ill.,_after_LCCN2016872179.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 278814.
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