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'Mother of Miss Anna Jarvis the founder of Mother's Day. She taught the Primary Department in Andrews Sunday School for 20 years. She is known as the Mother's Day World Mother. Shortly after the Civil War she expressed a desire that some one, some time, would establish a Mother's Day, and the action of the daughter made it a reality.'

29185. Ann Reeves Jarvis, the Mother of Mothers' Day

IDNO:
029185
Title:
Ann Reeves Jarvis, the Mother of Mothers' Day
Description:
'Mother of Miss Anna Jarvis the founder of Mother's Day. She taught the Primary Department in Andrews Sunday School for 20 years. She is known as the Mother's Day World Mother. Shortly after the Civil War she expressed a desire that some one, some time, would establish a Mother's Day, and the action of the daughter made it a reality.'

29186. View of East Ronceverte, W. Va.

IDNO:
029186
Title:
View of East Ronceverte, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1905-1925

29187. Woman and Child with their Automobile, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:
029187
Title:
Woman and Child with their Automobile, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920-1925
'Memorial services held in West Laurel Hill Cemetery Philadelphia, Pa. May 8, 1949 for Miss Anna Jarvis founder Mother's Day. The floral design displayed on top of monument is a contribution from Andrews Methodist Church Grafton, W. Va.'

29188. Memorial Ceremony at Tombstone of Anna Jarvis

IDNO:
029188
Title:
Memorial Ceremony at Tombstone of Anna Jarvis
Date:
1949/05/08
Description:
'Memorial services held in West Laurel Hill Cemetery Philadelphia, Pa. May 8, 1949 for Miss Anna Jarvis founder Mother's Day. The floral design displayed on top of monument is a contribution from Andrews Methodist Church Grafton, W. Va.'

29189. Filtration Plant, Weston, W. Va.

IDNO:
029189
Title:
Filtration Plant, Weston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1905-1925

29190. View of Elk Creek, Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
029190
Title:
View of Elk Creek, Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1905-1925
'Founded Mother's Day in honor of her mother Mrs. Ann Reeves Jarvis. In May 1914 the United States Congress passed a resolution officially recognizing her as the founder, and at her request designated the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day. This was the anniversary of her mother's death.'

29191. Anna Jarvis

IDNO:
029191
Title:
Anna Jarvis
Description:
'Founded Mother's Day in honor of her mother Mrs. Ann Reeves Jarvis. In May 1914 the United States Congress passed a resolution officially recognizing her as the founder, and at her request designated the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day. This was the anniversary of her mother's death.'

29192. Oakland Hotel, Webster Springs, W. Va.

IDNO:
029192
Title:
Oakland Hotel, Webster Springs, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1905-1925

29193. New Webster Springs Hotel, Webster Springs, W. Va.

IDNO:
029193
Title:
New Webster Springs Hotel, Webster Springs, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1905-1925

29194. Public School, East Main Street, Buckhannon, W. Va.

IDNO:
029194
Title:
Public School, East Main Street, Buckhannon, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1905-1925
A photograph of a large group of girls in front of a building at what appears to be a finishing school.

29195. Group Portrait of Women Students, Hilltop at A.F.S., Staunton, Virginia

IDNO:
029195
Title:
Group Portrait of Women Students, Hilltop at A.F.S., Staunton, Virginia
Date:
1884/08/21
Description:
A photograph of a large group of girls in front of a building at what appears to be a finishing school.

29196. View from Loudoun Heights of Harpers Ferry and Bolivar Heights, W. Va.

IDNO:
029196
Title:
View from Loudoun Heights of Harpers Ferry and Bolivar Heights, W. Va.
Date:
1901/11