Mamie Moffitt's parents and the house in which Mamie was born
Mamie Moffitt's parents and the house in which Mamie was born
Mamie's mother Esther (Fields) Seals and father Harrison Seals (son of former slave, Miriam Johnson Seals, after whom Mamie Seals was named). Below is the house in which Mamie was born in 1884
 
Two young daughters of Mamie and her husband
Two young daughters of Mamie and her husband
John Thomas: (left) Natalie Thomas and (right) Dorothy Thomas (both born in NYC). Photo: December, 1911
 
Chicken Coop Memorabilia
Chicken Coop Memorabilia
 
Boots Ward and The Nite Hawks
Boots Ward and The Nite Hawks
 
Boots Ward and The Nite Hawks
Mamie (right) with daughter Dorothy (left)
 
Mamie Moffitt
Mamie Moffitt
1950
 
Mamie Moffitt shorty before her death in 1954
Mamie Moffitt shorty before her death in 1954
 
Mamie Moffitt's Obituary
Mamie Moffitt's Obituary
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Professor Richard Falco with Mrs. Miriam Estrella
Professor Richard Falco with Mrs. Miriam Estrella, the grandaughter of Mamie Moffitt
 
Hand written history by Natalie Thomas (Mamie's Daughter)
Hand written history by Natalie Thomas (Mamie's Daughter)
Musical and personal memoirs of Mamie Moffitt's eldest daughter Natalie Thomas written in her own hand at age 87
Mamie at the start of her professional career
Mamie at the start of her professional career
 
Mamie Moffitt and Her Five Jazz Hounds"
"Mamie Moffitt and Her Five Jazz Hounds" 1923
Left to right: Mamie Moffitt, Harold Black, Wallace Moffitt, John Byard, Boots Ward, Alfred Moffitt
 
Chicken Coop Restaurant
Chicken Coop Restaurant
Front Facade
 
Mamie with her daughter Natalie
Mamie with her daughter Natalie
 
Moffitt Guest House
Moffitt Guest House "Popponesett in the Pines"
Mashpee, MA
 
Mamie and Wallace Moffitt
Mamie and Wallace Moffitt
Mashpee, MA 1954
 
Mamie Moffitt death certificate
Mamie Moffitt death certificate
Notice that her race was listed as "Red" meaning she was considered to be Native American.
 
Painted Portrait of Mamie Moffitt
Painted Portrait of Mamie Moffitt
This painted portrait of Miriam Mamie Moffitt was presented as a gift to her grandaughter, Mrs. Miriam Estrella (who was named after her grandmother).
 
Mrs. Estrella, Grandaughter of Mamie Moffitt
Mrs. Estrella, Grandaughter of Mamie Moffitt
Mrs. Miriam Estrella, Grandaughter of Miriam "Mamie" Moffitt displays some of the wonderful Native American and traditional folk art she creates. Mrs. Estrella is an archivist for the Mashpee Historical Society.