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"LOOKING DOWN ON MEMPHIS: AERIAL AND BIRD'S EYE VIEWS FROM THE 19th AND 20th CENTURY"

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A Presentation by

Mr. Edwin Frank

Curator, Special Collections Department/Mississippi Valley Collection
The University Libraries of the University of Memphis

McWherter Library, Rm 226
September 12, 12:00 pm

Aerial view of Downtown Memphis, around 1955
Aerial view of Downtown Memphis, around 1955

In this presentation Mr. Frank will give an illustrated talk using these visuals to trace the development of the Memphis cityscape from a different perspective.

Edwin Frank is a native Memphian who has been Curator of Special Collections since 1994. He received BA and MA degrees in history from the University of Memphis, a MLIS from the University of Tennessee, and is past president of the West Tennessee Historical Society.

The public is encouraged to attend this free program.

For more information call Mr. Tom Mendina, University Libraries, 901-678-4310 or Kay Kroboth, 901-678-2209.


 
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