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- 1948-1949 Birmingham Black Barons
- baseball; Birmingham Black Barons; Hayes, T. H.; Mays, Willie; Negro American League; sports;
- The 1948-1949 champions of the Negro American League. Team photo includes Willie Mays. Attached note on bottom of photo identifies all players. Player on far right was added after the photo was developed.
- c. 1949
- 1951 Poland Christmas photo
- Christmas; Poland family;
- "Wrapping Seasons Greetings to You is Fun and a Happy New Year for 1951 - The Poland's" (Back of photo - "Mrs. C.H. Poland Sr.")
- 1951
- 1952 Poland Christmas photo
- Christmas; Poland family;
- "For a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year - From the Poland's" (Back of photo - "Mrs. S.H. Poland Sr.")
- 1952
- 1956 Poland Christmas photo
- Christmas; Poland family;
- "From - The Poland's in Sunny Florida" (Back of photo - "Mrs. C.H. Poland Sr.")
- 1956
- 1981 Memphis in May poster and artist fact sheet
- Memphis in May; Sims, Mary; art;
- A fact sheet on the 1981 Memphis in May poster and artist, Mary Sims. Egypt was the honored nation. [2 copies].
- 1981
- 1st trial Tuesday in W. Memphis slayings
- West Memphis Three; West Memphis, Arkansas; murders; Misskelley, Jessie Lloyd, Jr.; law;
- An article summing up the case that ran just prior to Misskelley's trial.
- 1994-01-16
- 2 of 3 defendants in triple slaying ask venue change
- West Memphis Three; West Memphis, Arkansas; murders; Baldwin, Charles Jason; Echols, Damien Wayne; Misskelley, Jessie Lloyd, Jr.; law;
- Lawyers for Misskelley and Baldwin filed change of venue motions, while lawyers for Echols were expected to do the same soon.
- 1993-09-18
- 4 Passengers Per Mile
- Waring, Roane; Memphis Street Railway Company; portraits; awards;
- Roane Waring presents a plaque to another man. The sign at the podium reads, "4 Passengers Per Mile." [Photographer's ID: #M442]
- 5000 Acres on the Bluff
- Rice, John; settlers; maps; real estate; landowners;
- Photograph of document acknowledging John Rice's acquisition of 5000 acres of land on the Chickasaw Bluffs.
- 1784-06-24
- '666' painted on boys' monument
- West Memphis Three; West Memphis, Arkansas; murders; Branch, Steve; Byers, Christopher; Moore, Michael; monuments;
- The mother of one of the murdered boys discovered graffiti on the monument.
- 1994-10-31
- 'Heartbreak' duo helped take Elvis off a lonely street
- Presley, Elvis; Axton, Mae; music;
- Headline and 1956 photo from article on Elvis and Mae Axton.
- 1986-01-08
- "1,500 Were One O'Clock Jumping"
- Basie, William "Count"; jazz; music;
- "When stocky Bill (Count) Basie sits down behind his piano, he seems to grow a foot. If his reception at the Club Paradise is any indication, he has a Memphis following to match his musical stature. -- An estimated 1,500 fans gathered last...
- 1966-04-12
- "52 Filipino Nurses To Ease Shortage"
- medicine; Philippines; nursing; women;
- "The first of 52 Filipino nurses being brought to Memphis to help ease a critical shortage at City of Memphis Hospitals will arrive here March 22, CMH officials said today. -- Twenty-one male and female nurses will be in the first group,...
- 1973-03-14
- "'Nurse Practitioners' Ready to Aid Doctors"
- medicine; nursing; women;
- "Eight registered nurses, the first students in a pilot program at the University of Tennessee Medical Units, returned to their jobs today with skills which their instructors said will enable them to ease the work load of physicians. -- Having...
- 1973-06-11
- "A Giant is Gone"
- Hooks, Benjamin L.; obituaries;
- The front page of the Commercial Appeal from the day after Benjamin L. Hooks' death.
- 2010-04-16
- "A Memphis 'Guest'"
- Armstrong, Louis; jazz; music;
- "'SATCHMO' RECALLS: Louis Armstrong, the giant of jazz who died in July at age 71, was smoking marijuana as far back as 40 years ago and maintained a lifelong respect for the drug as a 'sort of medicine' even though he later quit using it, a...
- 1971-09-29
- "A Review - Lena Horne Is Superstar At Young 62"
- concerts; Horne, Lena; jazz; music;
- "All that can be said about Lena Horne is what has been said so many times before-- she's an incredibly beautiful lady and an inimitable performer. -- Watching her show at the Orpheum last night made it hard to believe that she's 62-years old....
- 1980-05-25
- "Apartments with a past hold promising future"
- Greenstone Apartments; residences; buildings; Murray, Jim; apartments; home decoration; furnishings;
- A newspaper article about the apartment, furnishings, and home decoration of Jim Murray, a Greenstone resident.
- 1979-07-14
- "Arsenic and Old Lace" program
- arts; entertainment; music; Playhouse on the Square; theater;
- The program for the Playhouse on the Square's production of "Arsenic and Old Lace," which ran from December 4, 1980 until January 9, 1981. Written by: Joseph Kesselring. Director: Brad Ford. Cast: Jean Jackson, Ron Wachholtz, Rob...
- 1980
- "At 67, The King Of Clarinet Is Still Swinging"
- Goodman, Benny; jazz; music;
- “With a clarinet at his side, the musical score on his lap and his fans peeping through the dressing room door, Benny Goodman prepares for his concert – one of ‘thousands and thousands’ he has given during his life. -- But the ‘King of...
- 1976-09-18