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Emma was born in 1869. She come to Pocahontas, Virginia with her father in a covered wagon. She studied fashion in New York City and opened a milliner shop on Center Street in Pocahontas. Customers arrived at her shop by horse or train. Upon her death in 1954, her relatives donated the building to Historic Pocahontas. The buiding became the Emma Yates Memorial Library in 1987. The library became the Pocahontas Branch of the Tazewell County Public Library in June, 2021.
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This portrait of Emma Yates is located in the Pocahontas Branch of the Tazewell County Public Library. It is undetermined as to who is the illustrator of the portrait. The portrait was donated to the library by the family of Emma Yates. Tammy Powers, tepowers2@uncg.edu has deposited this item in this repository for educational purposes only.
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Use and Reproduction
Permission is not granted for further reproduction or other use other than educational purposes.
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