[A couple dressed up as Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty]

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Photograph of a couple wearing American-themed costumes in front of a confederate flag statue in the Denton Square. The man wears an Uncle Sam costume while the woman wears a Lady Liberty costume, smiling brightly and holding hands for the photo. A scattered crowd of people are behind the couple, either sitting on the grass or walking around the confederate flag statue.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 34 x 23 cm., on mat 55 x 43 cm.

Creation Information

Harris, Lynn 1976.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Lynn Harris Collection and was provided by the UNT Libraries Special Collections to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 25 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Photograph of a couple wearing American-themed costumes in front of a confederate flag statue in the Denton Square. The man wears an Uncle Sam costume while the woman wears a Lady Liberty costume, smiling brightly and holding hands for the photo. A scattered crowd of people are behind the couple, either sitting on the grass or walking around the confederate flag statue.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 34 x 23 cm., on mat 55 x 43 cm.

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  • Preferred Citation: Lynn Harris Collection (U0712), University of North Texas Special Collections

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Lynn Harris Collection

Photographs capturing the 1976 United States Bicentennial celebration in Denton, Texas.

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  • 1976

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  • July 14, 2021, 4:56 p.m.

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  • Sept. 21, 2021, 4:26 p.m.

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  • 33.215093, -97.133097

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Harris, Lynn. [A couple dressed up as Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty], photograph, 1976; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1823636/: accessed December 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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