Third Street viaduct, Memphis, 1934

Creators

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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