Scrapbook Copy

Archive

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Jacksonville History Center

Name/Title

Scrapbook Copy

Entry/Object ID

1959.173

Tags

Baseball, Boxing, LaVilla Playground, Softball, Black History, Jefferson St. Pool, Swimming, Track and Field, Armory, Coach, Tennis, Stanton High School, African American History

Scope and Content

Oversized scrapbook of photo montages of the African American Community at various parks and sites in Jacksonville, FL.. The scrapbook is dedicated "In Honor of Emmett and Chip Reed." There are photos of children and adults enjoying sports and competitions. Many of the photographs are attributed to E.L. Weems who was born in McDonough, Georgia in 1901. After his studies with well known African American photographer, C. M. Battey, at Tuskegee Institute, Mr. Weems lived in Atlanta, Georgia from 1922 until 1929. He married Willie Mae Morris in 1925. After an apprenticeship with an Atlanta photographer, Weems established his professional career on Auburn Avenue, and became a partner of the Paul Poole photography studio in 1928. They moved to Jacksonville in 1929 where he established himself as an integral part of every occasion and event, a documenter of the moments the Jacksonville African American community and other community members wanted to remember-to cherish. Mr. Ellie Lee Weems is well remembered as professional, kind, gentlemanly, well-liked and revered. Mr. Weems was always there, at every mark of history for the people and their community. The dignity and deep sacredness of the spirit of the people surface in these photographs to illuminate and illustrate the times, the growth of the community during the depression, the transitions from World War II to the challenged times that produced an integrated society in the deep south-marks of history of interest to our region, our nation, our world. This Biographical sketch is taken from the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History at http://aafa.galileo.usg.edu/ which holds a large collection of Mr. Weems photographs.

Collection

Jacksonville Recreation Department

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Scrapbook

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Album

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Memorabilia

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

1931 - 1969