Bank of Commerce and Trust, Memphis, TN, 1933

Creators

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Source Collection

Ron Pevahouse collection, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries

Identifier

sc.0169.003_001.003

Description

Unidentified photographer noted on the image: ""Hizzonor" - Watkins Overton harangues the crowd at the "run" on Bank of Commerce & Trust Co. - Jan. 1933".

Memphis, Tennessee, Mayor Watkins Overton attempting to calm the crowd outside the Bank of Commerce and Trust in January 1933. The crowd were lining up to withdraw their savings from the bank which was a common action during the Great Depression and in turn caused the banks even more instability.

Date Created

2024

Date

1933 January

Recommended Citation

"Bank of Commerce and Trust, Memphis, TN, 1933" (2024). Memphis Images. 6.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-rpevahouse3/6