| 426 |
Title: Reverend James H. Robinson
Photographer : unknown
Date Created: 1950
Abstract: This photograph is titled, "Reverend James H. Robinson". Reverend Robinson was born in "The Bottoms" in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1907. He became a successful minister and leader, writing several books and organizing "Operation Crossroads Africa" which took students to Africa to help construct buildings and roads in African communities.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Postwar United States (1945-1970)
Collection: Beck Cultural Exchange Center
Contributing Institution: Beck Cultural Exchange Center
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002129
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| 427 |
Title: Cast members of Hallelujah!
Photographer : unknown
Date Created: 1928
Abstract: This photograph is titled, "Cast members of Hallelujah!". This picture shows three members of the cast on location at the Wilson Plantation in Arkansas. Hallelujah! was the first all-black musical. Some scenes were filmed in Memphis, Tennessee and some of the cast were from Memphis, Tennessee.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: The Hallelujah Collection
Contributing Institution: Memphis Public Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002184
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| 428 |
Title: Southern Tenant Farmers' Union convention
Photographer : unknown
Date Created: 1945
Abstract: A photograph of Southern Tenant Farmers' Union members at the 1945 convention in St. Louis, MO.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Postwar United States (1945-1970)
Collection: Southern Tenant Farmers Union Ephemera 1934-84
Contributing Institution: University of Memphis Special Collections
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002733
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| 429 |
Title: Wilma Rudolph and Lucinda Williams train for the 1959 Pan American Games
Photographer : unknown
Date Created: 1959
Abstract: Members of the Tigerbelles track team at Tennessee A and I State University, Wilma Rudolph and Lucinda Williams, train for the 1959 Pan American Games. They were also members of the 1960 United States Olympic Team.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Postwar United States (1945-1970)
Collection: Walter S. Davis Collection
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State University - Special Collections and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002039
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| 430 |
Title: Mrs. T.P. Gilmore
Photographer : unknown
Date Created: 1927 - 1957
Abstract: Mrs. T.P. Gilmore was born into slavery under Captain Nathaniel Grant in the Bradley County area of Tennessee on March 29, 1856. Mrs. Tina (or Tena Gilmore began teaching in the African-American schools when black teachers began to replace white teachers in those schools. According to different local newspaper stories, Mrs. Gilmore was the youngest of seven or nine children born to Nathaniel and Caroline. She died on October 22, 1957 at the age of 101 years.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
Collection: Cleveland Public Library History Branch Collection
Contributing Institution: Southeast Tennessee Digital Archive Cleveland State Community College
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000000279
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| 431 |
Title: Tennessee Valley Elks Lodge, #1152
Photographer : unknown
Date Created: 1955 - 1965
Abstract: This photograph is titled, "Tennessee Valley Elks Lodge, #1152". Seated L-R: unidentified, Charlie Jackson, fred Miller, Horace Hines, Leroy Henderson, James E. Derrick, C. Louie Armstrong, James Price, Robert martin, james Bartee. Standing L-R: unidentified, Boyd Stafford, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, Ed Scott, unidentified, St. Clair Cobb, unidenntified, unidentified, Ralph Goss, Sr. unidentified, Jeff Ballentine.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Postwar United States (1945-1970)
Collection: Beck Cultural Exchange Center
Contributing Institution: Beck Cultural Exchange Center
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002121
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| 432 |
Title: Maxine A. Smith at downtown business boycott
Photographer : unknown
Date Created: 1960 - 1967
Abstract: Maxine A. Smith at downtown business boycott. She was Executive Secretary of the Memphis branch of the NAACP.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Postwar United States (1945-1970)
Collection: Memphis Civil Rights Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution: Memphis Public Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001430
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| 433 |
Title: Southern Tenant Farmers' mass meeting
Photographer : unknown
Date Created: 1930 - 1939
Abstract: A man adresses a crowd. On the back of the photograph is written, "S.T.F.U. Mass Meeting 1930's."
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
Collection: Southern Tenant Farmers Union Ephemera 1934-84
Contributing Institution: University of Memphis Special Collections
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002731
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| 434 |
Title: Slave Quarters
Photographer : unknown
Date Created: 1960 - 1980
Abstract: A truck is parked in front of a small brick building located very close to a street in Monroe County, Tennessee. According to the notations on the photograph, the building was used as housing for slaves and then became a location for Craighead Limestone.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Monroe County Archives
Contributing Institution: Monroe County Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001867
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| 435 |
Title: Chemistry Class at Tennessee A and I State College in 1950
Photographer : unknown
Date Created: 1950
Abstract: Students at Tennessee A and I State College, now Tennessee State University, work on an experiment in chemistry class in 1950.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Postwar United States (1945-1970)
Collection: TSU Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State University - Special Collections and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002023
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| 436 |
Title: The Vine Junior High School band room in Knoxville, Tennessee
Photographer : unknown
Date Created: 1958
Abstract: This photograph is titled, "The Vine Junior High School band room in Knoxville, Tennessee". The individuals are identified on the back of the photograph as follows. L-R: Band Director, S.C. Cobb; unidentified; Principal Leonard A. Jackson; music teacher, Arnetta G. Wallace, and a student.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Postwar United States (1945-1970)
Collection: Beck Cultural Exchange Center
Contributing Institution: Beck Cultural Exchange Center
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002110
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| 437 |
Title: C. Louie Armstrong
Photographer : Unknown
Date Created: 1950-1965
Abstract: In 1954 C. Louie Armstrong was elected to the Knox County Court in Tennessee. He served until 1960.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Postwar United States (1945-1970)
Collection: Beck Cultural Exchange Center
Contributing Institution: Beck Cultural Exchange Center
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000000467
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| 438 |
Title: The Gem Theatre in Knoxville, Tennessee
Photographer : unknown
Date Created: 1962
Abstract: This is a photograph of the Gem Theatre, at Vine and Central in knoxville, TN. It was one of two African American theatres in Knoxville during the segregationist period of 20th century. The Gem Theatre had a seating capacity of 800.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Postwar United States (1945-1970)
Collection: Beck Cultural Exchange Center
Contributing Institution: Beck Cultural Exchange Center
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002118
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| 439 |
Title: Alfredda Charlotte Delaney
Photographer : Unknown
Date Created: 1970
Abstract: Alfredda Charlotte Delaney, retired Knoxville City School teacher, was active in many civic affairs. Her major involvements were with the Mechanicsville Citizens for a Better Community, Solutions to Issues of Concern to Knoxvillians (SICK), the Mayor's Task Force for Revitalization of Mechanicsville, and the Knoxville Beautification Board. A native of Knoxville, Miss Delaney earned her bachelor's degree at Knoxville College and did graduate work at TSU, Columbia University and The University of Tennessee. Among the many honors she has received are the Mayor's Certificate of Appreciation for community service (1979), honorary membership in the TN House of Representatives (1984), the Golden Apple Award for Teachers (1986), and thhe Presidential Citation from the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (1986). Throughout her distinquished career, Ms. Delaney has been a community activist, and champition of equal opportunity in public and higher education.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Postwar United States (1945-1970)
Collection: Beck Cultural Exchange Center
Contributing Institution: Beck Cultural Exchange Center
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000000453
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| 440 |
Title: Knoxville Giants baseball team
Photographer : unknown
Date Created: 1936
Abstract: This photograph is titled, "Knoxville Giants baseball team".
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
Collection: Beck Cultural Exchange Center
Contributing Institution: Beck Cultural Exchange Center
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002123
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| 441 |
Title: Fred Logan
Photographer : Unknown
Date Created: 1970 - 1985
Abstract: Verso said reads: "Fred Logan, For over 50 years, Mr. Logan owned various night clubs in Knoxville and promoted shows featuring some of the biggest personalities in show business." These personalities included such artists as Ella Fitzgerald and Fats Domino. Fred Logan opened his first club on Gay Street in the late 1930s.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Contemporary United States (1968-present)
Collection: Beck Cultural Exchange Center
Contributing Institution: Beck Cultural Exchange Center
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000000469
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| 442 |
Title: Mount Zion Baptist Church Women's Organization
Photographer : unknown
Date Created: 1870 - 1910
Abstract: This photograph is titled, "Mount Zion Baptist Church Women's Organization".
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Beck Cultural Exchange Center
Contributing Institution: Beck Cultural Exchange Center
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002111
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| 443 |
Title: Dixie Jubilee Singers
Photographer : unknown
Date Created: 1928
Abstract: This photograph is titled, "Dixie Jubilee Singers". The Dixie Jubilee Singers were cast in the film "Hallelujah!," the first all-black musical. Scenes from the film were filmed in Memphis, Tennessee. Memphian Georgia Woodruff is pictured in the second row, far left.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: The Hallelujah Collection
Contributing Institution: Memphis Public Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002183
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| 444 |
Title: Hub City Drug Company
Photographer : unknown
Donor : Anna Cooke
Date Created: 1942
Abstract: Interior of drug store. The names of several people in the picture are written on back.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
Collection: Jackson Business History Project Collection
Contributing Institution: Jackson-Madison County Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001245
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| 445 |
Title: The staff of the Andrew Johnson Hotel
Photographer : unknown
Date Created: 1929
Abstract: This is a photograph of the 1929 staff at the Andrew Johnson Hotel. At the extreme left is young Raymond E. Stephens who was pastor of Logan Temple A.M.E. Zion from 1962-1970. Standing at the extreme right is William Andrew Johnson, an ex-slave freed by President Andrew Johnson in 1863. He stayed with the Johnson family in greeneville after he was freed. This photo was taken in 1929 when Hotel Andrew Johnson was new.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Beck Cultural Exchange Center
Contributing Institution: Beck Cultural Exchange Center
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002114
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| 446 |
Title: Scene from Hallelujah!
Photographer : unknown
Date Created: 1928-11-16
Abstract: This photograph is titled, "Scene from Hallelujah!". This picture shows a scene filmed in Memphis, Tennessee. Hallelujah! was the first all-black musical. The scene was filmed on Lenow St. in the LeMoyne Gardens area.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: The Hallelujah Collection
Contributing Institution: Memphis Public Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002185
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| 447 |
Title: Group Portrait
Photographer : unknown
Date Created: 1900 - 1910
Abstract: This posed group mounted photograph comes from a collection of 66 photographs that shows educated and successful African-Americans living in Knoxville between the approximate dates of 1900-1910. As indicated on the photograph in the first row, 5th from the left, is Dr. C. S. Boyd, a dentist who maintained a successful office in Knoxville at this time.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: African-American Photography Collection
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002680
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| 448 |
Title: Construction of the Louisville and Nashiville Railroad
Photographer : unknown
Date Created: 1905
Abstract: Caption on verso of first image reads: Construction of L and N Main Line near McGhee, Tennesseee...Man in left foreground is Alex Thompson, a foreman. The second image is of three African American workmen drilling rock during the construction.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Greenback Collection
Contributing Institution: Blount County Public Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001523
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| 449 |
Title: Rankin and Nixon
Photographer : unknown
Date Created: 1943
Abstract: This photograph shows Amos Rankin, a handyman and "Old Folks" Nixon, a mechanic and a veteran of World War I. Both men worked at the Smith County Motors, a Ford dealership, owned by Lymond Beasley.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
Collection: Smith County Museum
Contributing Institution: Smith County Heritage Museum
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002359
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| 450 |
Title: Coach Henry A. Kean with the Coach of the Year and Football Co-Championship trophies in 1954
Photographer : unknown
Date Created: 1954
Abstract: The football coach of Tennessee A and I State College, Henry A. Kean holds the trophies for the Lucius L. Jones Memorial Award for Coach of the Year and the W. A. Scott, II, Memorial Award for Intercollegiate Football Co-Champions of 1954. The awards were presented in Atlanta on January, 28, 1955.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Postwar United States (1945-1970)
Collection: Walter S. Davis Collection
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State University - Special Collections and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002040
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