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Portraits of children from the Avery Studio in Frenchtown, Tallahassee operated by Joseph H. Avery Jr. Located in Virginia St., Avery captured African-Americans, more specifically "classy women, zoot suited men,... persons of distinction" and in this set, children, during the Jim Crow era when rarely other studios provided this service. He moved to Jacksonville in 1950, and later on to Washington, D.C. in the early 1960s, where he became the first Black photographer for the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Photographs from the Avery Studio in Frenchtown, Tallahassee, located on Virginia Street and operated by Joseph H. Avery Jr. Avery captured the African-American community in Tallahassee, more specifically "classy women, zoot suited men, and persons of distinction" during the Jim Crow era when rarely other studios provided this service. He moved to Jacksonville in 1950, and later on to Washington, D.C. in the early 1960s, where he became the first Black photographer for the U.S. House of Representatives.
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The first image is of Celia Witherspoon and the second is of her daughter Patrish Witherspoon, also sister to Iola Douglas. Celia was the wife of Rev. Willie Witherspoon. After emancipation, the Witherspoons purchased 140 acres on North Thomasville Road and later donated the land for the Horseshoe School. Celia lived to the age of 105 and passed away in Miracle Hill Nursing Home.
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Portraits of children from the Avery Studio in Frenchtown, Tallahassee located on Virginia Street and operated by Joseph H. Avery Jr. Avery captured the African-American community in Tallahassee, more specifically "classy women, zoot-suited men,... persons of distinction" and as seen through this set, children, during the Jim Crow era when rarely other studios provided this service. He moved to Jacksonville in 1950, and later on to Washington, D.C. in the early 1960s, where he became the first Black photographer for the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Two images of Robinson's Grocery, a historic African American business located in the Bond Community, Tallahassee.
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Two images of a historic African-American business, South Adams Club, in Tallahassee. The building was next to the Anderson/Brickler Medical Facility, and South Adams Street was a historical center for African-American businesses adjacent to the FAMU campus.
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An image of Hannah Vaughn from an unknown date and one of her grandsons, Leroy Burgess, from the 1940s. Leroy served in the Navy in WWII.
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A picture of the Turner Home located on West Call Street, Tallahassee (Fla.) In both images, you can see Lucy and Louise Turner seated on the porch. They were both 98 years old when photographed here in 1999.
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Pictures of Tallahassee Law Enforcement officers. These include: Allan Smith, Tomas [?] Mills, and Sheriff Carl Bennett.
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A photograph of Mr. Jack Jefferson, who was from the Buck Lake Area in Tallahassee. The photograph was taken in 1996, after which he died in 1998.