Who ARE these people? New photos for January, 2015!
Posted on November 30, 2014 by bob in ALHistory
Prime is teaming up with the Alabama Department of Archives and History to present a different group of photographs each month in an effort to identify the individuals depicted. The photos are from the collections of three Montgomery-based photographers active in the mid-twentieth century, Horace Perry, John E. Scott, and Jim Peppler.
Perry and Scott were based in Montgomery, in business together from about 1947 to 1952. They each continued working independently after that, Perry until about 1959 and Scott until the late 1980s. Peppler was a staff photographer for The Southern Courier, a newspaper serving the local African American community from 1965 to 1968. After leaving the Courier he continued his career at Newsday in New York.
In addition to identifying individuals, Archives is interested in any other details about the images, including corrections to the descriptions. If you have information about these photographs contact Meredith McDonough, meredith.mcdonough@archives.alabama.gov, or call 334-353-5442. You can also e-mail Prime at primemontgomery@gmail.com.
NEW PHOTOS ADDED IN JANUARY, 2015.
Jun. 24, 1954. King Tutt band performing at the American Veterans Club at 174 Lee Street, Montgomery, AL. (photo by John Scott)
Jan. 17, 1973. Employees standing with the one-hundred-thousandth water heater produced at the Rheem Manufacturing Company, 2600 Gunter Park Dr. East, Montgomery, AL. (photo by John Scott)
Nov. 7, 1956. An IBM machine at the Office of the Treasurer, State of Alabama, Montgomery, AL. (photo by John Scott)
Dec. 18, 1952. Photo by John E. Scott. Members of the Salvation Army board of counselors at the Christmas donation booth in front of the Kress store, 39 Dexter Avenue, downtown Montgomery.
Dec, 1967. Photo by Jim Peppler. Children in the group “Buds of Promise” from Mt. Zion AME Zion Church in Montgomery, singing to an elderly woman in her home. The group was led by Mrs. Bertha D. Howard. The day this photo was taken, the children sang Christmas carols in the homes of nine ill or shut-in people. The image was taken for, but not used in, the article and photo spread “Black Christmas” which appeared on pages 2 and 3 of The Southern Courier for December 30-31, 1967. This issue is available online (not on the ADAH website), at http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol3_No53_1967_12_30.pdf.
Dec. 1952. Photo by Horace Perry. Interior of the First National Bank in Montgomery, decorated for Christmas. A security guard is giving candy to three children.
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