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Source Collection
Twentieth century photograph collection, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries
Identifier
sc.0462.013_006.013
Description
Following an opening ceremony led by Mayor Watkins Overton, traffic begins to flow over the South Third Street viaduct crossing the Illinois Central Railroad line in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 2, 1934. Also included is a photograph of Mayor Overton and his son, Samuel Watkins Overton, Jr., standing on the speaker's' platform. The mayor's son "yanked on a bow of colored ribbons" to officially open the viaduct.
Date Created
2021
Date
1934 April 2
Recommended Citation
"Third Street viaduct, Memphis, 1934" (2021). Other images. 395.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-20thcenturyphoto3/395
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Memphis Mayor Watkins Overton and son at Third Street viaduct opening, 1934 April 2
Memphis Mayor Watkins Overton and son at Third Street viaduct opening, 1934 April 2
Keywords
Memphis (Tenn.)
