Publications whose subjects are Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee.
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Memphis Year Book, 1908
A 48-page booklet titled "Memphis Year Book 1908" published by the Memphis Industrial League, Memphis, Tennessee, promoting the amenities and industrial strengths of the city.
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Memphis Zoological Garden, 1937
A 37-page souvenir view book of the Memphis Zoological Garden published by the Memphis Park Commission in 1937.
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Memphis Zoological Garden, circa 1955
34-page souvenir guide to the Memphis Zoological Garden in Memphis, Tennessee, circa 1955.
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Men and Women magazine, Memphis, 1909
Vol. 1, No. 3 of "Men and Women" magazine published by The Men and Women Publishing Company, Inc. at 66-70 North Main Street, Memphis, Tennessee, in April 1909. The magazine, edited by George Wicks Buchanan, contained fiction and articles.
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Messick High School, Memphis, The Panther, 1943
1943 edition of the Messick High School, Memphis, Tennessee, yearbook, "The Panther". 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.
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Messick High School, Memphis, The Panther, 1947
1947 edition of the Messick High School, Memphis, Tennessee, yearbook, "The Panther". 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.
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Miller and Sawyers flyer, Memphis, 1860
Flyer for "Miller and Sawyers, Real Estate, Patent and Intelligence Office", located at Main and Jefferson in Memphis, Tennessee. The company principals were J.M.D. Miller of Memphis and R.P. Sawyers of Corinth, Mississippi. They were realtors, sold patents, an employment agency, and shipped goods. A handwritten note on the verso records the date of March 15, 1860.
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Mississippi River Flood Problem, 1915
Illustrated 63-page book titled "A National Duty: Mississippi River Flood Problem: How the Floods can be Prevented", written by John A. Fox and published by the Mississippi River Levee Association, Memphis, Tennessee, in 1915.
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Mrs. T.C. Anderson, Nationally Known Gospel Singer. Memphis, Tenn.
Card with a photograph titled "Mrs. T.C. Anderson, Nationally Known Gospel Singer. Memphis, Tenn.", undated. Queen C. Anderson (1913-1959) was a Gospel alto singer who has been cited as a major influence by Mahalia Jackson. She was the main singer for the Rev. William Herbert Brewster and the Brewster Singers in Memphis. Given the name of a Biblical Ethiopian queen by Brewster, "Queen Candace" Anderson debuted many of his songs.
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Naval Air Training Command: Anchors Aweigh, Memphis, 1949
Illustrated yearbook published by the Naval Air Training Command, Memphis, Tennessee, 1949, titled "Anchors Aweigh".
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Naval Air Training Command, Memphis, Tenn., 1950
Yearbook of the Naval Air Training Command, Memphis, Tennessee, 1950. Graduating classes and photographs are included.
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Nine-O-One Network, Issue 1, 1986
Issue 1 of "Nine-O-One Network" magazine, published by Jim Dickerson in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1986. The magazine originated during the heralded 1985 "Class of '55" recording session in Memphis with Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison and Carl Perkins. Producer Chips Moman asked James L. Dickerson, a reporter with "The Commercial Appeal" newspaper in Memphis, if he would create a magazine that could be used as part of a sales package for a telemarketing campaign for the album. Dickerson agreed to do it without a fee if Moman would allow him to name the magazine, copyright it, and use it to launch a bi-monthly music magazine. Moman agreed, and the magazine was named "Nine-O-One Network", the name derived from Memphis' telephone area code, 901. The photographs were taken by Dave Darnell. The "Class of '55: Memphis Rock & Roll Homecoming" album was released on May 26, 1986. "Nine-O-One Network" continued until 1989.
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Nineteenth Century Churches of Downtown Memphis, 1974
A booklet titled "Nineteenth Century Churches of Downtown Memphis" published by the Memphis Chapter of the Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities in 1974 providing brief descriptions of nine churches in downtown Memphis, Tennessee.
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"Open the Throttle": The Story of Chicago & Southern Air Lines Inc., 1950
Brochure published by Chicago and Southern Air Lines in 1950 detailing the company's origins and growth. The company was based in Memphis, Tennessee. It merged with Delta Air Lines in 1953.
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Organization of Camps in the United Confederate Veterans, 1909
A booklet titled "Organization of Camps in the United Confederate Veterans" published for the use of delegates to the nineteenth national reunion held in Memphis, Tennessee, on June 8-10, 1909.
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Our Memphis: How Well Do You Know It?, circa 1930
This 52-page booklet produced by Bry's Department Store around 1930, was part of an effort to promote the city of Memphis. It contains short descriptions of 45 businesses operating in Memphis ranging from banks and newspapers to manufacturers and railroads which appeared initially in the store's advertisements. The foreword was written by the store president, Edward M. Salomon. Bry's was one of the big four department stores in Memphis in the twentieth century. It first opened in 1908 in the former Appeal newspaper building on the corner of Main and Jefferson Streets. In 1925, the store moved to another building on Main which was called the New Bry's. The store closed in 1964.
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Passenger Station and Terminals of Memphis Union Station Co., 1912
A 16-page booklet published by the Memphis Union Station Company to announce the opening of the new Union Station on March 30, 1912. Located on Calhoun Avenue, between south Second Street and Rayburn Boulevard (now south Third Street), it served the Missouri Pacific Railroad, St. Louis Southwestern Railway, Louisville and Nashville Railroad, Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway and Southern Railway. The station operated until April 1, 1964, and the building was demolished in 1969.
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Peabody Cafe: Happy New Year, 1913
New Year program and menu produced by the Peabody Cafe in Memphis, Tennessee, to celebrate the New Year of 1914. The Peabody Hotel was built on the corner of Main and Monroe Streets by Robert Campbell Brinkley in 1869 and remained the premiere hotel in the city until it was closed in 1923 and reopened on the current site on Union Avenue in 1925.
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Plan of Subdivision of Vauxhall Garden, Memphis, Tennessee, 1865
Plan of Subdivision of Vauxhall Garden, Memphis, Tennessee, made by Milton A. Kerr, Surveyor, September 18, 1865. Drawn in ink on linen by R.C. Wilkins. The subdivision of 19 lots is situated on both sides of Winchester Street (later Winchester Road) and bounded on one side by Bayou Gayoso. The names of Peter Green, Jack Walker, Dick Ellis and Tim McNamara are written in pencil.
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Prelude magazine, Memphis, 1:09, 1963
Vol. 1, No. 9 of "Prelude: A Monthly Calendar of Events in Memphis", an arts magazine published in Memphis, Tennessee, in June 1963. Included on pages 24-25 are photographs of the Memphis State University production of "Orpheus and Euridice" and others. The issue also included a short story titled "One Morning" by Carroll Cloar on pages 30-31.
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Prelude magazine, Memphis, 1:10, 1963
Vol. 1, No. 10 of "Prelude: A Monthly Calendar of Events in Memphis", an arts magazine published in Memphis, Tennessee, in July 1963. Included on pages 9-18 are photographs of the Memphis Academy of Arts.
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Progress in the Sixties, 1967
This 10-page illustrated booklet published by the Downtown Association of Memphis in 1967 was designed to show the progress being made in the downtown district of Memphis, Tennessee, and the projects which would continue to modernize the city.
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Prospectus and Premium List of the Woman's Department, Tri-State Fair, Memphis, 1920
Prospectus and Premium List of the Woman's Department of the Tri-State Fair held in Memphis, Tennessee, between September 25 and October 2, 1920. Lists the prizes for a range of arts and crafts including paintings, jewelry, paper flowers, china, and needlework for women, children, older people and the blind. Memphis held its first agricultural fair in 1856. In 1908 it was renamed the Tri-State Fair in order to broaden the areas served and it became the Mid-South Fair in 1929.
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Report upon the Title to the River Front at Memphis, Tenn., 1899
Copy of "Report upon the Title to the River Front at Memphis, Tenn., January 1st, 1899" issued by John H. Watkins, City Attorney. This 15-page report notes the history of the development of the river front to address possible claims against the City of Memphis to recover some lots and whether the City had the right to collect wharfage from boats landing at the sandbar.
