W. W. Busby was born in 1893 and spent his early years in the Memphis neighborhoods known as Meacham’s Shinertown and Pinch. His father, John Busby, owned several markets in Memphis before the family moved to Texas in 1904. W.W. Busby attended...
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Leo M. Seligman, who committed himself to helping men and women lead responsible and productive lives after prison, grew up in Germany in the early decades of the 20th Century. He was born in 1900 in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany and served in the...
A woman is pictured in a fur stole and satin dress. She is escorted by a man in a white jacket, black pants and an Elks hat. She is also escorted by a man in a trench coat and hat. Other men are pictured in the rear.
Photograph featuring a man wearing what appears to be a military uniform, a man wearing an Elks sash, and a woman at what appears to be a formal dinner.
George W. Lee is pictured with an unidentified man under a mounted deer head. A Hotel McGhee (San Francisco, CA) calendar hangs on the wall with June 1950 visible.
Caucasian man seated with eyes closed, holding a handkerchief & axe, Native American man standing, holding axe. Text on back: Delawares -- Gift -- Mrs. Clark
Man in traditional costume with unidentified medal around neck. Text on front & back: Shou-kah-tse-a -- Text on back: Clark -- The Memphis Museum -- June 10, 1956
