receiving such large numbers of high-quality art works that the Harmon Foundation began organizing a corresponding exhibition to provide an opportunity for the candidates to show and sell their work. These awards exhibitions gained even more national

…This group of soldiers had been created by Congress as the first peacetime, all-Black regiment in the regular army. William and Clifford Harmon (back row second and third from the left), Lebanon High School. Mary Wood

Motion Picture Foundation to provide “productions of high character to add to the interest of church services.” William Elmer Harmon passed in 1928 at the age of 66 in his summer home in Southport, Connecticut, after several years of failing…

of the first major supporters of African American creativity and ingenuity. Harmon grew up in the Midwest, where his father was an officer in the 10th Cavalry regiment, a black unit known as the Buffalo Soldiers. Growing up among the…

…and returned home. Tragedy again struck, his mother dying in 1884 and his father, six months later. The family misfortunes weighed on him — he had a younger brother to care for and no professional job credentials. At age 24, Harmon

…If a financial shortcoming came to his attention, a mysterious check would find its way to the source of that need. 1930 Harmon Foundation award. For many years checks signed by “Jedediah Tingle” would arrive from New York

…Harmon? A serendipitous discovery on the blog of the libraries of the Smithsonian reveals that Clifford’s brother left a legacy more interesting and more important than a

of the first major supporters of African American creativity and ingenuity. Harmon grew up in the Midwest, where his father was an officer in the 10th Cavalry regiment, a black unit known as the Buffalo Soldiers. Growing up among the…

…Harmon? A serendipitous discovery on the blog of the libraries of the Smithsonian reveals that Clifford’s brother left a legacy more interesting and more important than a

…He also continued with real-estate development in other cities such as Philadelphia, such as the development of Penfield in Haverford, and Louisville, Kentucky. The Clifford B. Harmon & Co. continued to advertise until around 1930, after which the firm presumably…

…For the flight, Harmon was awarded the Doubleday-Page Trophy. Harmon and Glenn Curtiss, 1910 In September 1910 Harmon won the Harvard Cup at the Boston Aviation Meet; he competed in a bomb-throwing target contest and other events as…

is my answer.” He devised a plan so that even low-wage earners could buy property with $1 in cash and the promise to pay a few cents per week. Harmon said, “It is simply the installment plan applied to…

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…1 2 3 "The Other Harmon". Croton Friends of History. Archived from the original on 2016-05-24. ↑ "Mr. and Mrs. Clifford B. Harmon, formerly of the Kenmawr". The Pittsburgh Press. March 16, 1895. p. 2. ↑ "Investment with Insurance". The…

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…with several other aviators and wealthy friends, participated in a scheme to commute regularly from New York to points at the eastern end of Long Island by airplane. After moving to Paris in the early 1920s, Harmon became an advocate…

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…For the flight, Harmon was awarded the Doubleday-Page Trophy. Harmon and Glenn Curtiss, 1910 In September 1910 Harmon won the Harvard Cup at the Boston Aviation Meet; he competed in a bomb-throwing target contest and other events as…

comprises 88 acres and has a public golf course that is still called “The Augusta of the North”. The Foundation provided scholarships for Boy Scouts, a pension fund for nurses and other health care workers, rural clinics, and a child…

focus in 1925 when it began presenting cash awards to blacks for distinguished achievements in eight fields: business, education, fine arts, literature, music, race relations, religious service, and science. Between 1928 and 1933, the Foundation was

land. In residential communities elsewhere, necessities like electricity, telephones, natural gas, water and paved streets had become as much a part of the sales contract as the land itself. In their higher priced locations like Pelhamwood and

physician, enrolled at the Jefferson School of Medicine in Louisville, Kentucky. He married in 1883 but tragedy struck fifteen months later when his wife died in childbirth. Because of his father’s financial difficulties, William interrupted his

built wooden sidewalks for a subdivision called Branch Hill. The amateur subdividers knew they must publicize their proposal and prepared an advertisement that practically used up all their cash. December 14, the day of the sale, they waited

crossing the Brooklyn Bridge, William had jumped at the opportunity. Together with the explosion in population in Brooklyn following NYC subway extensions, the wisdom of his choice of territory was proven. He bought up farm after farm and organized

at large learned the possibilities of home ownership on a scale grander than ever before in the country. Shortcomings to this basic venture, however, were gradually revealed. Something was lacking in the mere selling of small, unimproved tracts of

focus in 1925 when it began presenting cash awards to blacks for distinguished achievements in eight fields: business, education, fine arts, literature, music, race relations, religious service, and science. Between 1928 and 1933, the Foundation was

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…They would rear three children, living most of the time in New York City. His generosity and well-developed philanthropic plan allowed him to distribute his monies

one of the first to give national recognition to the achievements of African Americans. It is best known for its impact on African American art of the Harlem renaissance. Only a few years after the first awards were presented, the…

attention when they were toured to art museums, colleges, public libraries, and even YMCAs all around the country.” Read the rest here . Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window…