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Circa Date
1946-49
Description
Image of two men sitting with three women and a man standing behind them in a bank, the men sitting are holding a banner. Banner: TRI-STATE BANK 312. No date given. One of 156 black and white photographs by R. Lee Thomas, an African American photographer active in the early twentieth century in the southern United States. Thomas’ work provides photographic documentation of southern black social life, primarily religious and labor groups, circa 1946-1949. The majority of the photographs depict groups from Birmingham, Alabama, and adjacent areas. His imprint contains the caption: Made by R. Lee Thomas, Mound Bayou, Mississippi, The Oldest Negro Town in America.
Rights Statement
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Keywords
Eartha M.M. White Collection; Thomas, R. Lee, (Photographer) -- Photograph collections; African American photographers -- Mississippi -- Mound Bayou -- History -- 20th century – Archives; Black -- Mississippi -- Mound Bayou -- History -- 20th century – Archives; Tri-State Bank of Memphis -- Employees -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works; Banks -- Employees -- Tennessee -- Memphis -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works; African American professional employees -- Tennessee -- Memphis -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works