Thomas Backus Photograph and Journal
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One digital photograph and one personal journal entry submitted by Thomas Backus of Phoenix, Arizona. Backus provided the following description for the photograph, taken March 28, 2020: "Picture taken on March 28, 2020, at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, showing empty baggage claims due to Coronavirus." The journal entry, "written on May 31, 2020 in Tempe, Arizona," describes the historic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the uncertainties of what will follow.
- Language:
- English
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Special Collections Research CenterEarl Gregg Swem LibraryCollege of William and Mary400 Landrum DrivePO 8795Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
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