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Source Collection
Messick High School collection, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries
Identifier
sc.0283.001_003.002
Description
Postcard view of Messick High School at 703 Greer Street, Memphis, Tennessee, circa 1960. Messick High School was built in 1908 on the corner of Spottswood Avenue and Greer Street. The school was named after Elizabeth Messick who was the superintendent of Shelby County Schools from 1904 to 1908. Messick High School graduated its last class in 1981 and the main building was demolished the following year.
Date Created
6-24-2021
Date
circa 1965
Recommended Citation
"Messick High School, Memphis, circa 1960" (2021). Images. 1.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-messickhighschool2/1
Keywords
Schools-Tennessee-Memphis.
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