People's Studio, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Photograph of Unidentified Woman, circa 1920s-1940s
Item — Box: WP014.01, Folder: 009
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains thirteen mounted portraits of African Americans in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. Of particular interest are the images taken at the Brazelton Studio in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the Weiser Studio in Knoxville, Tennessee, and Weem's Photography Studio in Jacksonville, Florida.
Dates
- circa 1920s-1940s
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
According to Chattanooga, Tennessee, city directories, Frank G. Link opened the People's Photographic Studio in 1920 on 10 East Ninth Street. In 1922, Johnathan G. Zissi joined him as a partner. Zissi immigrated from Turkey to the United States in 1916 and became a citizen on August 13, 1924. By 1923, Zissi was the sole proprietor of the People's Studio, a position he held until his death in 1972. The studio stayed in business until sometime in the mid-1980s.
Extent
From the Collection: 1.0 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository