A. Schwab Memphis History Collection
Title
A. Schwab Memphis History Collection
Description
This collection brings together items in the A. Schwab Digital Archive that displays information and images that go a long with the history of Memphis, Tennessee.
Collection Items
A. Schwab's storefront after the March 28, 1968 Dr. King march
Image of the A. Schwab storefront at 163 Beale St. after the march that turned into a riot, March 28, 1968. The march was organized by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and was intended to be a peaceful, non violent event and devolved when marchers reached…
A. Schwab's storefront after the riot, March 28, 1968
Image of the A. Schwab storefront at 163 Beale St. after the march that turned into a riot, March 28, 1968. The march was intended to be a peaceful, non violent event and devolved when marchers reached Beale St. where windows became broken and…
"Astonished" clipping from the Commercial Appeal, March 30, 1968
!["Astonished" clipping from the Commercial Appeal, March 30, 1968](https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/6184/archive/square_thumbnails/8e34e489503b250c3a3e30833c04202c.jpg?Expires=1715212800&Signature=luXdmmw0%7EHPANeDgPF-ZVJ4jfdfZWenVTuNkG90BWFJLwlkBBcIJM19zC82zWARhzaolmZg4AIEHaFsGkKYGa8CnPwMh8ITBBemOEJVdkQ7C1bqYDrG3xHNQoKLJJFUoVohaoX1LTta6CL5LcKV-CiMQ3XtWnAwDsQqX89%7EBOFGombiQfAsolmXkzoO7b79c0Pw3-D%7EQYE80jo5VcueUYIjhCpHe687quVKGM2AaOEJVer6cosp-SttzX85YKA5DY9WFXLJeqy2BH7-H5XImabHbV4jZ2v8Q0YtQvImgVbBRdnU7vLOX2tqRqpdyYgWC5NKer6Malq5MBuACD9iQ2w__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM ""Astonished" clipping from the Commercial Appeal, March 30, 1968")
Clipping from the front page of the Commercial Appeal dated March 30, 1968. Image of (L to R) Abram Schwab, Beverly Schwab, and Michelle Johnson standing outside of the Schwab Brothers store as armored tanks roll through Beale Street in downtown…
A. Schwab's after Dr. King March
Image of people standing outside of A. Schwab's Dry Goods store after a riot erupted during a Sanitation Workers' strike march that was lead by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., March 28, 1968. The march was intended to be a peaceful, non violent event…
Letter to Abe Schwab from Pat
Letter addressed to Abe from Pat dated 1990 February 15. The address at the top reads: "World Famous Collector's Originals, P.O. Box 17552, Memphis, TN. 38187."
Personal Letter from Memphis Mayor James H. Malone to S.H. and Walter Lamb
A letter from Memphis Mayor James H. Malone to S.H. and Walter Lamb, written on November 27, 1908.
The contents of the letter are as follows,
"Gentlemen:-
In answer to your favor of Nov. 26th., I beg to state that of you are under the…
The contents of the letter are as follows,
"Gentlemen:-
In answer to your favor of Nov. 26th., I beg to state that of you are under the…
Letter from Mayor E.H. Crump to Mr. S. H. Lamb
A letter from historic Memphis mayor Edward Hull Crump to Mr. S. H. Lamb on July 17, 1913.
The contents of the letter are as follows:
"Dear Sir:
My first impulse after reading your communication of
the 15th inst. [sic], was not to answer…
The contents of the letter are as follows:
"Dear Sir:
My first impulse after reading your communication of
the 15th inst. [sic], was not to answer…
State and County Taxes for 1891
Receipt from 1891 taxes.
This was at a time when Shelby County was bankrupt and became a taxing ward of the State.
This was at a time when Shelby County was bankrupt and became a taxing ward of the State.
Harahan Bridge Photograph
The Harahan Bridge, named in honor of the former Illinois Central Railroad executive James Theodore Harahan, is a cantilevered through truss bridge that carried two rail lines across the Mississippi River between West Memphis, Arkansas and Memphis,…