Lee's Tamales
Dublin Core
Title
Lee's Tamales
Subject
Folkways
Food
Food
Description
Photographs of Lee's Tamales kitchen. Flem Hollins was born 1875 in Southwest Virginia. He is credited with being the originator of the recipe for the tamales that would eventually become the foundation of Lee’s Tamale shop. In the city of Bristol, his daughter, Ms. Lottie V. Hollins would marry Mr. Ballard Pierson Lee Sr. Mr. Lee was born in 1898 in Wyndale, Washington County, Virginia. The couple would work at and develop a well-known staple in the Bristol community for decades, Lee’s Tamales.
Source
Raphael Cansler
Publisher
Black in Appalachia
Date
1970's
Contributor
William Isom II
Rights
Items can be used for private reflection and research, and not for commercial purposes.
Coverage
United States--Virginia--Bristol
Files
Collection
Citation
“Lee's Tamales,” Black in Appalachia: Community History Digital Archive, accessed June 12, 2026, https://blackinappalachia.omeka.net/items/show/3678.