From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Drafts for the Las Vegas Sentinel Voice file. On what the Fourth of July holiday means to the Black community.
Marching band parades through town of Tonopah, Nevada on the Fourth of July. The marching men all hold brass instruments, passing stores such as "H. H. Bacon. Real Estate," "Miners Drug Store Inc.," a bank, and what appears to be a doctor's office ("Physicians & Surgeons") while onlookers line the streets.
People stand around a wooden stage where participants appear to be kneeling. The men in the contest participate in a "Fourth of July drilling contest" as transcribed with photograph, next to a large sign that reads "Chrysler Plymouth Used Cars We Buy & Sell" on the streets of Tonopah, Nevada.
From the Syphus-Bunker Papers (MS-00169). The folder contains an original handwritten letter, a typed transcription of the same letter, and a copy of original letter attached.
Letter to his mother. There is a list of photographs by number with a description of each. He briefly addressed the festivities of July 4th, including the fact that there were no fireworks because of the high risk of fires.
From the Syphus-Bunker Papers (MS-00169). The folder contains an original handwritten letter, an envelope, a typed transcription of the same letter, and a copy of original letter attached.