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U.S. legislation that forced all Native Americans living east of the Mississippi to abandon their homes and relocate to “Indian Territory,” which eventually became the state of Oklahoma. The relocation process and path became known as the "Trail…

Photograph of a tennis coach teaching his students at Washington Park in Atlanta, Georgia. It is unknown if the coach is Branch Curington or not.

A photograph of Branch Curington, a former tennis pro at Washington Park Tennis Center. He looks to be on the older side in this picture.

Frankie Welch posing with her Discover America scarf, most likely on the day of the White House fashion show hosted by Lady Bird Johnson that featured Welch's design.

Business card for Frankie Welch's services as a styling consultant before she began her shop Frankie Welch of Virginia.

Frankie Welch won a trip to Paris and Rome to visit fashion houses. The contest was sponsored by the teen magazine Ingenue.

Portrait of Betty Ford wearing a dress designed by her friend Frankie Welch. Ford donated this dress to represent her in the Smithsonian Institution’s First Ladies Collection.

Betty Ford greeting reporters the day after Nixon's resignation as president. She is wearing a dress with Frankie Welch's Fifty State Flowers design.

For her Fifty State Flowers scarf, Welch took inspiration from the White House china ordered by Lady Bird Johnson from Tiffany & Co. in 1967 that features wildflowers from the United States. Most of the flowers on the scarf are clustered in bunches,…

Frankie Welch scarf commissioned by the Senate Wives for a First Lady's Luncheon honoring Hillary Clinton. This was Frankie's last scarf connected to a first family.