Dave French - Maureen Thoni White's Memorabilia collection

DAVE FRENCH - MAUREEN THONI WHITE

...Collections of Historic Memphis Postcards and Memorabilia

		Dave French and Maureen Thoni White were originally part of the team for the Historic-Memphis.com website. Prior to the debut of the website, they were infrequent collectors of Memphis memorabilia and postcards. The website made them acutely aware of the great value of postcards in researching the history of Memphis and they have since developed into dedicated collectors. The majority of their collection has been fed onto various pages of the website. Some items that were similar to items already on a website page, or didn't particularly add to the page, were not posted - but they also deserve to be seen. In addition, other items in their collection just didn't fit anywhere. So this page became the "overflow" for their memorabilia collection.
Dave Frence	Maureen Thoni White

Vintage Postcards . No one ever dreamed how important old postcards would eventually become in documenting history. Welcome to the number one "collectible" in the world. Don't throw those cards away!


*1906 Cotton by rail*	1907 Country Club	*1907 Hunting Scene*	*1909 Golf Course*

Postcards are presented in no particular order. Click on the small photos to see full screen photos.


*2500 Bales*	*1958 CC Parade*	*National Cemetery*	*1928*

Magevney House

Naval Air Station

Memphis-Harahan Bridges

Chrome Dining


*Overton- Japanese Garden*	*Zoo - Monkey Mound*	*1906 Possibly Front St*	*Vintage YMCA Room*


*John Reb Restaurant*	*Sunken Garden*	*Sunken Garden*	*O.P. Japanese Gardens*


*Confederate Park*	*Confederate Park*	*Country Club*	*Pink Palace*


*Millington Enlisted Barracks*	*North Court St.*	*Sterick Building*	*1941 Overton Park*


*Court Square*	*Chisca Hotel*	*Giraffs at Zoo*	*St. Peter's Orphanage*


*1906 Forrest Park*	1910 - Mailed to Germany >>	<< 1910* ...Germany(inside)*	*Court Street*


*Lyceum Theatre 1906*	*TN Trust '06 . Grissly*	*Chisca Hotel 1930*	*Pink Palace 1944*


*Memphis Wharf*	*Campus Grill*	*Mud Island River Walk*	*River front-skyline*


*Courthouse Panarama Card*	*Forrest Park*	*Forrest Park Panarama Card*

Zoo Panarama Card

Boy Scouts 1931

Cobblestone Stereo


*1908 Overton Pavilion*	*1911 Overton Park*	*1911 Overton Driveway*	*Overton Park Driveway*


1906 Souvenir	*1907 C. L. Baker*	*1908 Mountain Cotton Seed*	*Merchantile Bank*


*Confederate & Jeff Davis Parks*	*Louisville-Memphis Packet -Back: Distances...*		*1936 Santa*	*Harbin's Hiway 51*


*Pavillon*	*Dr. Scherer - Exchg. Bldg*	*Dr. Scherer - Back*	*Riverboat Schedule*


*Memphis Warehouse 1*	*Memphis Warehouse 2*	*Memphis Warehouse 3*	*Memphis Warehouse 4*


*Memphis Warehouse 5*	*Memphis Warehouse 6*	*Memphis Warehouse 7*	*Phillipi Wishart Co*

Vintage Memorabilia


*Robilio's Glass*	*Hospital Article*	*1927 Furniture Ad*	*1918 - Bridge*	*1918 Ferry Crossing*


*1880s Wagon*	*Carnival Floats*	*1917 Mini Poster*	*1862 Memphis View*


*100 N Main*	*Belmont Cafe*	*Adm Benbow*	*White House*	*Budwiser Grill*	*Flame Room*	*Grisanti's*	Brass Rail	*Grisanti's*

Railroad Timekeepers Case

Inspectors Case

1892 Leslie's Weekly

Loeb Matchbook

The Victorian trading cards (below) were an early form of advertising. Typically, they had a nice picture on the front, and advertising or the name of a company printed or stamped on the back. Merchants and street walkers would hand them out . With the advent of lithography, it became possible to mass-produce them in color. This led to the golden age from 1876 to the early 1900s. Because they were so colorful, folks began saving them and today, they are highly collectible.

<<<< Victorian Trading Cards for the Oliver-Finnie Company. Collection Dave French >>>>


1919 Memphis Street Railway	1921 Commercial Appeal Env.	1908 Memphis Button Works	1908 Memphis Button Works


U. S. Memphis	Trolley-Bus brochure	Match Books			1864	Bus. Card


1956 Auto Testing	Tennessee Brewing	Token	1910 Tax Bill	Memphis Auto Club


Imperial Lanes Matchbook	1907	1941 Souvenir	Spoon	So. Confection Co	1911 Memphis Ford


1894 Envelope	1894 Envelope	1912 Tri State Fair Envelope


1912 Roof Ad	Plate - Forrest Park	1899 Standard Oil Envelope	1864 Memphis Postmark	1916 Ad


<< 1896 Memphis Tax Ledger and some sample tax bills from 1896 >>


Thermometer c 1920	1925 Badge	1914 Taxi	Wm York - Wharf 1951	Wm York - Belmont Cafe 1951


1892 Exchange	Helen Raffle	1916 Nat. Guard-Border	Souvenir Natch the Bear	1916 Loeb's Shirt Co.


1914 MSSC	Miller-Hawkins	Customs House 1916	Memphis Hardwood Flooring series of "Chicasaw Chats"


Watch Fob 1916				Memphis Print

* Visit another page of French-White Collections: Vintage Memphis School Postcards ... > Click here

Contact: Dave French	Contact: Maureen Thoni White

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Credits

The Historic-Memphis website does not intentionally post copyrighted photos and material without permission or credit. On occasion a "non-credited" photo might possibly be posted because we were unable to find a name to give credit. Because of the nature of our non-commercial, non-profit, educational website, we strongly believe that these photos would be considered "Fair Use. We have certainly made no monetary gain, although those using this website for historic or Genealogy research have certainly profited. If by chance, we have posted your copyrighted photo, please contact us, and we'll remove it immediately, or we'll add your credit if that's your choice. In the past, we have found that many photographers volunteer to have their works included on these pages and we'll also do that if you contact us with a photo that fits a particular page.

The "Historic-Memphis" website would like to acknowledge and thank the following for their contributions which helped make this website possible: Memphis Public Library, Memphis University Library, Memphis Law Library, Memphis Commercial Appeal, Memphis Press Scimitar, Shelby County Register of Deeds, Memphis City Schools, Memphis Business Men's Club, Memphis Chamber of Commerce, Memphis City Park Commission, Memphis Film Commission, Carnival Memphis, Memphis Historical Railroad Page, Memphis Heritage Inc, Beale Street Historic District, Cobblestone Historic District, Memphis Historic Districts, Vance Lauderdale Family Archives, Tennessee State Archives, Library of Congress, Kemmons Wilson Family, Richard S. Brashier, Lee Askew, George Whitworth, Woody Savage and many individuals whose assistance is acknowledged on the pages of their contributions. Special thanks to Memphis Realtor, Joe Spake, for giving us carte blanche access to his outstanding collection of contemporary Memphis photos.

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