Photographs from Riverview Community, 1950s
KC Manuscript Collection 231
Archives of the City of Kingsport
Kingsport, Tennessee

ABSTRACT:
The Photographs from Riverview Community consists of three copied images taken during the 1950s in the Riverview area of Kingsport, Tennessee.  Images show the classroom/students of 4th grade teacher Ms. Warfield, the 1958 high school girl’s basketball team, and a photograph of Willard Long hanging a photograph of George Washington Carver at Kingsport’s Carver Branch Library.

RESTRICTIONS:
There are no restrictions on use of this collection for research purposes. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

COLLECTION CITATION:
This collection should be cited as:
Photographs from Riverview Community, 1950s.  KC Manuscript Collection 231, Archives of the City of Kingsport, Tennessee.

ACQUISITION:
Helen K. Bunting donated this collection in June 2007.

PROCESSED BY:
Jeff A. Jenson processed the collection and developed the finding aid in July 2007.

Related Collections:
It has been determined that there are no similar manuscript collections available elsewhere.

SUBJECTS:

  • African Americans–Segregation–Tennessee–History–20th century.
  • Douglass Elementary School (Kingsport, Tenn.)
  • Douglass High School (Kingsport, Tenn.)
  • Kingsport Public Library, Carver Branch.

 

Girls Basketball Team at Douglass High School

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Female Basketball Team at Douglass High School during 1958 1st…

Classroom of Ms. Warfield at Douglass School

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4th grade classroom of Ms. Warfield in 1952. 1st row: Willena…

Willard C. Long with Picture of George Washington Carver

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This image of Willard C. Long was taken shortly after the George…