Brown family photographs
Content Description
Small collection of six portrait photographs apparently connected to the Morris Augustus Moore Brown family of Inman, South Carolina. Only one photograph is identified. It depicts M. A. M. Brown, his wife Sally Brown, and two children, Buford and Mayfield Brown around 1906. Another image created by Joyner's Studio in Chester, South Carolina depicts a man with American Indian and/or African-American features. Another notable photograph depicts two uniformed policemen with a mule.
Dates
- 1895 - 1920
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is available by appointment only. Contact Kennedy Room staff for more information.
Biographical / Historical
Morris Augustus Moore Brown (1858-1939) was a farmer who lived in Inman, SC. He was married to Sarah Harvey Brown (1860-1941) and they had eight sons: Clayton J.(1879-1910), Mooney Clifford (1882-1963), George Walker (1889-1965), Thomas Moore (1892-1958), Ulbridge Hydrick (1895-1979), Jones Boyce (1899-1977), Buford Boyd (1901-1975), and Shuford Mayfield (1904-1981). They also had one daughter, Elizabeth Brown Lee (1886-1910).
Extent
6 Photographic Prints (1 legal sized folder)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Single File Collections Box 3: 2014
Condition Description
Many of the photographs are heavily scuffed and stained with grime.
- Brown family
- Mules Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Police Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- portraits Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- studio portraits Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Brown family photographs
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Kennedy Room of Local History and Genealogy Repository
