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A portrait of the photographer, Joseph H. Avery Jr. Avery operated the Avery Studio on Virginia Street in Frenchtown, Tallahassee, where he captured the African-American community in the area. 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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A group portrait of Jimmy Reid and friends taken at the Avery Studio. Operated by Joseph H. Avery Jr. in Frenchtown, Tallahassee, the studio captured the African-American community during the Jim Crow era when rarely other studios provided this service. Avery 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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A portrait of Janice McCloud and Howard Jackson from when they were children taken at the Avery Studio. Operated by Joseph H. Avery Jr. in Frenchtown, Tallahassee, the studio captured the African-American community during the Jim Crow era when rarely other studios provided this service. Avery 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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Graduation portrait of Grace Willis taken at the Avery Studio. Operated by Joseph H. Avery Jr. in Frenchtown, Tallahassee, the studio captured the African-American community during the Jim Crow era when rarely other studios provided this service. Avery 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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Portrait of George Calvin Bess Jr. from when he was a child taken at the Avery Studio. Operated by Joseph H. Avery Jr. in Frenchtown, Tallahassee, the studio captured the African-American community during the Jim Crow era when rarely other studios provided this service. Avery 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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Graduation portrait of Frank Golden taken at the Avery Studio in the 1940s. Operated by Joseph H. Avery Jr. in Frenchtown, Tallahassee, the studio captured the African-American community during the Jim Crow era when rarely other studios provided this service. Avery 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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Portrait of Eddie Mae David (on the left) and a friend taken at the Avery Studio. Operated by Joseph H. Avery Jr. in Frenchtown, Tallahassee, the studio captured the African-American community during the Jim Crow era when rarely other studios provided this service. Avery 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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Graduation portrait of Daisy Golden taken at the Avery Studio. Operated by Joseph H. Avery Jr. in Frenchtown, Tallahassee, the studio captured the African-American community during the Jim Crow era when rarely other studios provided this service. Avery 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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Graduation portrait of Bennie Muse taken at the Avery Studio. Operated by Joseph H. Avery Jr. in Frenchtown, Tallahassee, the studio captured the African-American community during the Jim Crow era when rarely other studios provided this service. Avery 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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A military portrait of Erris "Strawberry" Brown's brother taken at the Avery Studio. Operated by Joseph H. Avery Jr. in Frenchtown, Tallahassee, Avery captured the African-American community 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.