souvenir
... Memphis Bridge 1892


 

This very rare 32 page book titled "Souvenir Memphis Bridge 1892" was published by A. D. Gibson & Sons Furniture in 1892.  It was simply a souvenir booklet promoting Memphis and they were given out "with compliments" of the furniture store on the opening of the new "Great Bridge of Memphis" in 1892.  Of course, it was a good promotion for Gibson Furniture as well as for the City of Memphis.  All 32 pages of the book are posted below.    Thanks to Dave French for allowing us to scan and to post the entire book on this website.

 
 

Click on the small photos to see full screen photos of each page.

 

Cover Inside Cover Page 1 Customs House
 

The A. D. Gibson and Sons Furniture opened around 1890 and was a fixture on South Main for over 20 years.  They were located about where the Black and White Store building (Royal Furniture Co) is located today.

 

Page 2 Page 3 Cossitt Library Page 4
     
     

Page 5 Old Lyceum Theatre Page 6 Page 7 Grand Opera House
     
     

Page 8 Page 9 Schools Page 10
     
     

Page 11 Tennessee Club Page 12 Page 13  Church
     
     

Page 14 Page 15 Church Page 16
     
     

Page 17 Exchange Page 18 Page 19 Buildings
     
     

Page 20 Page 21 Hotels Page 22
     
     

Page 23 Depots Page 24 Page 25 Court Square
     
     

Page 26 Page 27 Montgomery Park Page 28
     
     
Page 29 East End Park Page 30 Page 31 Cotton
     
     

 

Page 32

Back Cover Levee

 
 

...Collection Dave French

 

     
     
 

     

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