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J. Wesley Davis Barbershop
A 1904 photo of J. Wesley Davis's barbershop, with a photo of Davis in the top right corner.
Brown-Doubt Funeral Home
An advertisement for the Brown-Doubt Undertaking Co., a well-known funeral home in Bristol.
The Hotel Roberts
An advertisement for The Hotel Roberts, which boasts itself as the "only first-class hotel with all modern conveniences in the whole Appalachian region for Colored people."
Robert F. Bass at Carter County Motors
Photograph of Robert F. Bass at Carter County Motors.
Kingsport plant sold to parent firm article
An undated article about the operating assets of Modern Bakery plant being sold by Daisy Corporation to a parent firm. It mentions professional appointments, including Rudy Hall becoming the chief technician of the system used in plant operations
Urges Attention of Negros At Exposition
An October 5, 1913 newspaper article featuring a letter from Robert E. Clay urging African Americans in the region to attend the National Conservation Exposition in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Dr. B. T. Washington Comes Tomorrow
A November 17, 1909 newspaper article reporting the scheduled talk from Booker T. Washington at the Harmeling theater.
Bristol Negroes Raise $500
An August 16, 1916 newspaper article on the Negro Business League of Bristol and the funds they raised for the Booker T. Washington memorial fund.
J. Wesley Davis
A profile of John Wesley Davis, a well-known barber in Bristol, VA, and his barber shops.
Negroes of Country Are Progressive
A newspaper article discussing statistics published by the Tuskegee Institute, that evaluate the home ownership, farm ownership, wealth, and education of African Americans in the country.