North Second Street block, Memphis

Creators

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Source Collection

Twentieth century photograph collection, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries

Identifier

sc.0462.010_005.009

Description

Block on North Second Street opposite the northeast corner of Court Square, Memphis, Tennessee, under demolition around 1937. Constructed in 1860 as an office building, the Irving Block was a hospital in the early part of the Civil War and then became a notorious prison when Union forces occupied Memphis.

Date Created

2021

Date

circa 1937

Recommended Citation

"North Second Street block, Memphis" (2021). Other images. 261.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-20thcenturyphoto3/261