Mar 21, 2024 - Sale 2663

Sale 2663 - Lot 383

Price Realized: $ 750
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
(RELIGION.) Papers of a Louisiana couple active in the Jehovah's Witnesses. Approximately 100 items in one box; generally strong condition. Shreveport, LA, circa 1945-1986
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Clara George Gallon (1900-1986) and her husband Johnson Gallon (1900-1975) were both active members of the Jehovah's Witnesses in Shreveport, LA. As a local missionary, Clara was a daily fixture handing out literature near the city courthouse for 42 years. This archive contains:

Group of 7 8 x 10-inch photographs of the Gallons with church leadership, circa 1950s-1970s.

Clara's signed card as an ordained minister, and her 1972 "Territory Map Card."

Newspaper article on Clara's status as a Shreveport celebrity, Shreveport Times, 13 November 1983.

7 letters and postcards addressed to Clara Gallon, some relating to her missionary activities, circa 1972-1980.

8 pieces of ephemera relating to local Kingdom Halls in Louisiana, including dedication programs for two new halls, 1974-1982, plus 12 pieces of national printed ephemera.

Approximately 70 family photographs, many of them captioned, circa 1900-1960.