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Photographs from the John Hanson Hicks Family Collection. The first photograph shows John Hanson Hicks Jr. The second, Perry L. Hicks. The third is Lucille Hicks posed next to a car. The fourth is of John Hanson Hicks Sr. posed in front of their family home. The fifth picture is John and Marie Hicks. The sixth is a full image of their family home on 424 E Jefferson Street, Tallahassee.
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A photograph of Caleb "Cooper" Hannah, the first Black plumber in Tallahassee. Born October 16, 1916 to the late Caleb, Sr. and Estell McGill Hannah, he was the sixth child of fourteen children. He completed up to the sixth grade and was able to pass the plumbing contractor's state examination by memorizing the plumbing code manual. Thereafter, he established and operated Hannah's Plumbing Company for over 50 years. Moreover, he was also known for being politically active during the Civil Rights Movement.
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Photographs of Ora Green and Althemese Barnes, both members of the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority. Ora Green is a notable member for her community service, receiving awards such as the Black History Making A Difference Award on February 28, 2023, and one by the American Legion Auxiliary - Thomas Field Post for 60 years of dedicated service on March 13, 2023. Althemese Barnes is also a notable member, as a founder of the John G. Riley Museum and the Florida African American Heritage Preservation Network. Her works include several oral history and cultural development projects, historical publications, heritage trail maps, guides, and documentaries, many of which can be seen in this Digital Archive.
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Two photographs of Ronald Glenn as a child from the 1940s were found in the Glenn Family Collection. Ronald L. Glenn is an AME Church retired itinerant elder, chemist, and former college administrator, and the son of Dr. Devurn Glenn, the first principal of Nims Middle School and the first African American to work for the Leon County School Board administrative office.
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Two photographs of Grace Willis from the Glenn Family Collection.
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Photographs of unidentified individuals found in the Glenn Family Collection.
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Pictures from the Gardner Family Collection. The first image (Left-Right) shows Bea Clarke, Alma Littleton, W.H. Robinson, Augustus Robinson, and two unidentified individuals.
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Two photographs of Hazel Fitz' family members. The first one shows her father at the May 20th (Florida Emancipation) Picnic in Gadsden County. The second shows her mother and grandmother.
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Pictures of John Swilley Sr. and his students, reproductions from 1999. Swilley was a master bricklayer and helped construct many buildings in Tallahassee. He was also the second African American man to be hired by the Federal Correctional Institution to teach bricklaying.
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Two photographs of community leader, Leon Gilchrist (Captain) and former Florida A&M University employee.