Legendary photojournalist Dr. Ernest C. Withers was one of the most prolific photographers to document the lives of African Americans in Memphis. Now, the Withers Collection is asking for your help to identify the people, places and events in some of Dr. Withers’ work! Here’s how you can help:
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- Enjoy the images below! Click or tap one to enlarge and view as a slideshow. They’re great!
- If you recognize a person, place, event… ANY detail, scroll on down to the form!
- Select the image number and/or caption in the pop-down menu
- Tell us what you know! Include your name and email so we can follow up if we have to. Phone number is even better!
- Click “Submit.”
- Refresh the page and start over if you see more than one photo you can help with!
Thanks for pitching in!
1 – Grown Folks
2 – Making music
3 – Graduation Day
4 – Fresh Watermelon
5 – Stellar performance
6 – Swimsuit
7 – Got my tickets!
8 – Harmonize!
9 – A boy and his dog.
10 – Newlyweds
11 – At the counter
12 – As well as BARGAIN COUNTERS!
13 – Wearing Stripes
14 – Protesting on Beale
15 – Ladies marching
16 – Don’t shop here
17 – Why buy segregation?
18 – Elect Hooks
19 – Coffin
20 – On strike
21 – Harlem House
22 – Tent
23 – Freedom and Protection
24 – Bahama trip
25 – Dry cleaning
26 – Outside the studio
27 – Volunteer headquarters
28 – Fayette County Training School
29 – NAACP group photo
30 – Four musicians
31 – Children with signs
32 – Two girls on the steps
33 – Harlem House worker
34 – Mourners at a funeral
35 – Boxes
36 – Airplane ride
37 – Injured man
38 – On strike
39 – Covered wagon
40 – Boy wearing sign
41 – Tennessee voters
42 – Voters’ project ladies
43 – Date night
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