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    • Five portraits

    • Five portraits

    • Stuart, Evelyn; Lynom, Raymond; portraits;

    • Notes on back: L. to R. -- Bottom L. VDK -- Top L. Mrs Evelyn Stuart - presently living in New Rochelle, N.Y. -- Center - Rev. Cunningham, former pastor - Collins Chapel Church -- Bottom R. William (Bull Owen) -- Top R. Raymond Lynom
    • George W. Lee Collection
    • Dr. Joseph E. Walker

    • Dr. Joseph E. Walker

    • Olive, B. G., Jr.; portraits; Spaulding, C. C.; Universal Life Insurance Company; Walker, Joseph E.;

    • From left to right: C.C. Spaulding, founder of North Carolina Mutual, Dr. J.E. Walker, and B.G. Olive, Jr.
    • The M Files
    • Ethyl Venson

    • Ethyl Venson

    • portraits; Venson, Ethyl;

    • Along with her husband, Ransom Q. Venson, she founded the Cotton Makers' Jubilee in 1935. Ethyl Venson was also the first woman and first African-American to be appointed to the board of the Memphis Housing Authority. This photo was taken in...
    • The M Files
    • J. A. Swayze

    • J. A. Swayze

    • insurance; portraits; Swayze, J. A.; Universal Life Insurance Company;

    • J.A. Swayze was Vice President-Assistant Secretary of Universal Life Insurance Company. He died in 1956.
    • The M Files
    • Art Gilliam

    • Art Gilliam

    • Gilliam, Herman Arthur, Jr.; newspapers; portraits; radio; television;

    • Art Gilliam holds a lot of firsts in Memphis: He was the first African-American to own a radio station (WLOK), the first African-American to write for the Commercial Appeal and the first African-American to be an on-air reporter and anchor on...
    • The M Files
    • Harold Ford

    • Harold Ford

    • Ford, Harold, Sr.; politics; portraits;

    • Harold Ford, Sr. was a United States Representative from 1975 until 1997.
    • The M Files
    • Monice Moore Hagler

    • Monice Moore Hagler

    • Hagler, Monice Moore; law; portraits;

    • Hagler has served as City Attorney, Assistant County Attorney, and President of the National Bar Association. (Note: Image damaged by scratch.)
    • The M Files
    • Lymus Wallace

    • Lymus Wallace

    • government; portraits; Wallace, Lymus;

    • Lymus Wallace, who was a city alderman, was one of the first black men to serve on the legislative council in Memphis city government. His term of office was in the 1880s.
    • The M Files
    • J. W. Kelso

    • J. W. Kelso

    • Kelso, J. W.; portraits; Universal Life Insurance Company;

    • J.W. Kelso was Vice President-Medical Director of Universal Life Insurance. He died in 1960.
    • The M Files
    • James Hyter

    • James Hyter

    • Hyter, James A.; music; portraits;

    • A portrait of James Hyter overlooking the Mississippi River. Hyter performed a rendition of "Ol' Man River" at the annual Sunset Symphony for 21 years.
    • The M Files
    • Blair T. Hunt

    • Blair T. Hunt

    • education; Hunt, Blair T.; portraits;

    • Oral History taping session with Blair T. Hunt, retired high school principal, Mrs. Alma Booth, immediate past president of Memphis Links, Inc., and librarian Ron Walter, Memphis/Shelby County Public Library and Information Center. Links donated...
    • The M Files
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