Emporia Gazette NTHF inductee honored with postal service stampEmporia GazetteThe stamp art features Escalante in a digital illustration that resembles an oil painting. It is based on a 2005 photograph taken by Jaime W. Escalante, in a classroom where his father formerly taught. Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamp …
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