Box 17
Contains 74 Results:
Christmas at 9 Palmetto Road, 1966-1969
Numerous photographs taken at the Rivers family home at 9 Palmetto Road in Wappoo Heights during Christmas. Those photographed include L. Mendel Rivers, Margaret Middleton Rivers, L. Mendel Rivers, Jr., and the Rivers family dog.
Unidentified trip, undated
35 slides containing photographs taken during an unidentified trip by L. Mendel Rivers to an unidentified location, possibly Spain.
Margaret Middleton Rivers' scrapbook, 1927-1928
Pages taken from a personal scrapbook created by Margaret Middleton Rivers primarily containing the comic strip Ethel.
L. Mendel Rivers' funeral, 1970 December 30
Photographs, donated by General William Westmoreland, taken during the funeral for L. Mendel Rivers. Pictured are General William Westmoreland and L. Mendel Rivers, Jr.
9 Palmetto Road, 1970
Photographs of Margaret Middleton Rivers, L. Mendel Rivers, and their dog at their home at 9 Palmetto Road in Wappoo Heights.
Ingraham's China Mart, 1970
A photograph of Margaret Middleton Rivers shopping at Ingraham's China Mart in Charleston, South Carolina.
Forrestal Memorial Award, 1971 March 18
Three photographs of L. Mendel Rivers, Jr. accepting the Forrestal Memorial Medal, on behalf of L. Mendel Rivers, awarded by the National Security Industrial Association. Also included is a program for the memorial award dinner.
Knights of Columbus Annual Patriotism Award, 1971 May 1
Two photographs of Margaret Middleton Rivers receiving the Annual Patriotism Award, on behalf of L. Mendel Rivers, from the Knights of Columbus.
U.S.S. L. Mendel Rivers Keel Laying, 1971 June 26
Photographs of the Keel Laying Ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine U.S.S. L. Mendel Rivers. Those photographed include Margaret Middleton Rivers, Peg (Margaret Rivers Eastman), Lois Marion Rivers, and Representative Eddie Hebert. Also included is a program for the ceremony.
Cape Canaveral Convention Center, 1971 November 6
Photographs and negatives taken during a ceremony dedicating a new convention center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in honor of L. Mendel Rivers. Also included is a program for the ceremony.