KELLY AND GREEN COMPANY COLLECTION
1905-1940 (Primarily, 1934-1940) and undated

East Tennessee State University
Archives of Appalachia
Box 70295
Johnson City, TN 37614-0138

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INTRODUCTION

Title:

Kelly and Green Company Collection

Collection Number:

Accession No. 93

Physical Description:

3 Boxes
159 prints and 159 negatives

Creator:

Kelly and Green Photo Craftsmen

Repository:

Archives of Appalachia, East Tennessee State University

 

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Provenance: On December 18, 1981, Albert S. Kelly donated to the Archives of Appalachia 159 prints and 159 negatives of Bristol, Tennessee and Virginia schools, churches, and businesses.

Access: The collection is open for research.

Processing Information: The collection was processed as a separate collection in December, 1988 by Georgia Greer and Marie Tedesco The Finding Aid was revised in 1993.

 

HISTORICAL NOTE

Kelly and Green Photo Craftsmen was founded by Albert Kelly, Sr. in 1920. Opening day was Saturday, July 3. It was located at 514 Cumberland Street, Bristol, Virginia. The owners were: A. (Albert) S. Kelly of 1000 Prospect Avenue, who was also president of Bristol Radio Company, Inc.; C. (Charles) P. Kelly of King Mill Pike; and G. (George) L. Kelly of Erie, Pennsylvania.

Kelly and Green is the largest and most prominent photographic company in upper East Tennessee. Prior to World War II, the company's photographers photographed stores, city scenes (primarily in Bristol, Tennessee/Virginia), and schools. In those early years of business, the company had a complete mailing service of form letters, multigraphing, addressing, mailing, public stenography, and notarizing.

 

SCOPE AND CONTENT

The 159 prints and negatives in the collection depict Bristol, Tennessee and Virginia schools, churches, and businesses. The prints and negatives have been assigned corresponding APA and KG Numbers.

Organization: The collection is organized into two series: Series I, 5" x 7" negatives and prints; and Series II, 4" x 5" negatives and prints. The negatives have been placed before the prints. Glass negatives made from deteriorating diacetate negatives have been stored separately in Box 3.

Important subjects photographed in this collection include:

Automobile dealers--Tennessee--Bristol
Anderson Street United Methodist Church (Bristol, Tenn.)
Bristol (Tenn.)
Bristol (Tenn.)--Industries
Bristol (Va.)
Bristol (Va.)--Industries
Camp Sequoya (Bristol, Tenn.)
Churches--Tennessee--Bristol
Churches--Virginia--Bristol
Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling
General Shelby Hotel (Bristol, Tenn.)
Hospitals--Virginia--Bristol
Hotels--Virginia--Bristol
King College
Parks--Tennessee--Bristol
Paramount Theatre (Bristol, Tenn.)
Peoples Drug Store
Schools--Tennessee--Bristol
Schools--Virginia--Bristol
State Street (Bristol, Tenn.)
State Street (Bristol, Va.)
Stores, Retail--Tennessee--Bristol
Stores, Retail--Virginia--Bristol
Streets--Tennessee--Bristol
Streets--Virginia--Bristol
Sullins College
Theaters--Tennessee--Bristol
Union Bus Terminal (Bristol, Va.)
WOPI (Radio station : Bristol, Tenn.)

 

SERIES DESCRIPTION


Series I, 5" x 7" NEGATIVES AND PRINTS, 1905-40 and undated, Box 1.

Included in this series are 5" x 7" black and white negatives and prints of Bristol, Tennessee and Bristol, Virginia colleges, businesses and street scenes.

Series II, 4" x 5" NEGATIVES AND PRINTS, 1938-40 and undated, Box 2.

Included in this series are 4" x 5" black and white negatives and prints of Bristol, Tennessee businesses and street scenes.

 

BOX AND FOLDER LIST


Series I, 5" x 7" NEGATIVES AND PRINTS, 1905-40 and undated, Box 1.

NOTE: Nitrate negatives have been placed in Box 3, and damaged cellulose diacetate negatives in Box 4. Those marked X: negatives are nitrate and have been placed in Box 3. Those marked -: negatives are damaged cellulose diacetate and have been placed in Box 4. See negative lists for those boxes. Prints remain in Box 1.

Box 1:

KG No.

APA No.

DESCRIPTION/DATE

1
507x
Woman on horse in front of building, Sullins College, Bristol, VA., ND.
2
508x
Men and women on Sullins horses, Sullins College, Bristol, VA., ND.
3
509x
Duplicate of K63/APA 509.
4
510x
Sullins' horses: men and women sitting on horses, posed in front of campus building, Sullins College, Bristol, VA., ND.
5
511
Campus scenes: building and shrubbery, Sullins College, Bristol, VA., May 5, 1935.
6
512
Campus scenes: building and shrubbery (from side of building), Sullins College , Bristol, VA., May 5, 1935.
7
513
Duplicate of KG 71 APA 513.
8
514
Campus scenes: building, lawn, shrubbery and trees, Sullins College, Bristol, VA., May 5, 1935.
9
515
Sullins' horses: Walking the horses, Sullins College, Bristol, VA., May 5, 1935.
10
516
People posed in formal dress on lawn, Sullins College, Bristol, VA., May 5, 1935.
11
517x
People posed in formal dress in flower garden, Sullins College, Bristol, VA., May 5, 1935.
12
518
Sullins College: campus scenes, Bristol, VA., May 5, 1935.
13
519
Group of young women posed on lawn, in front of building, Sullins College, Bristol, VA., May 5, 1935.
14
520
May Day Celebration on lawn, Sullins College, Bristol, VA., May 5, 1935.
15
521
May Day Celebration on lawn, Sullins College, Bristol, VA., May 5, 1935.
16
522
Sullins horses: people sitting on horses, posed on lawn in front of building, Sullins College, Bristol, VA., Undated.
17
522
Duplicate of KG 16.
18
523
Sullins horses: riders on horses, going down pathway in front of building, Sullins College, Bristol, VA. Undated.
19
524
Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling, Bristol, VA.: two delivery men at bottling machine, December 1939.
20
525
Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling, Bristol, VA.: woman operating bottling machine, December 1939.
21
526
Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling, Bristol, VA.: bottling machinery, with woman visible center of photo, December 1939.
22
527
Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling, Bristol, VA.: bottles of Coke being capped by machine, December 1939.
23
528
Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling, Bristol, VA.: woman at bottling machine, looking at bottles of Coke through magnifying glass, December 1939.
24
529
Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling, Bristol, VA.: two women and one man at bottling machine, December 1939.
25
530
Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling, Bristol, VA.: delivery men at bottling machine, December 1939.
   
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26
531
Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling, Bristol, VA.: vats at plant, December 1939.
27
532
Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling, Bristol, VA.: women operating bottling machine, December 1939.
28
533x
Henry Ford and His Zephyrs (Band) at WOPI, Bristol, TN., Undated.
29
534
WOPI Radio Station, Bristol, TN., various scenes (copy of a postcard), Undated.
48
553x
Street Scene with logging trucks, Bristol, TN., Undated.
49
554x
Anderson Street Church (telephoto from rear), Bristol, TN., Undated.
50
555x
Duplicate of KG 50/APA 555.
51
556x
Anderson Street Church, Bristol, TN., Undated.
52
557
Anderson Street Church, Bristol, TN., Undated.
53
558x
Anderson Street Church, Bristol, TN., Undated.
54
559x
Anderson Street Church, Bristol, TN., Undated.
55
560
State Street Methodist Church, Bristol, TN., Undated.
56
561-
Emmanual Episcopal Church, Bristol, TN., Undated.
58
563
Virginia Avenue Baptist Church, Bristol, TN., May 4, 1938.
59
564x
First Methodist Church, Bristol, TN., Undated.
60
565
Valle Crucis School for girls and Holy Cross Church (Episcopal), Undated.
61
566
Anderson Street Methodist Church, Bristol, TN., Undated.
62
567
West Bristol School, Anderson School, Bristol, TN.
63
568
High Point School, Bristol, TN., February 16, 1934.
65
570
Kings Mountain Hospital, Bristol, TN., Undated.
66
571
Tennessee High, Bristol, TN., Undated.
67
572
Duplicate of KG 67/APA 571.
68
573

Goode Motor Company, Bristol, TN.: new car in driveway of home: man in car, woman standing next to car. (Setting in upper-middle class neighborhood), May 11, 1939.

69
574
T. B. Camp: Truckload of children, Piedmont Street, Bristol, TN., Undated.
70
575x
Lighthouse Oil and Gas: filling station, with Conoco and Fisk Tires sign, Bristol, TN., Undated.
   
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71
576x
Lighthouse Oil and Gas: filling station with Conoco and Fisk Sign, Bristol, TN., Undated.
72
577x
Lighthouse Oil and Gas: filling station, with Conoco and Fisk Tire signs. Robinson transfer truck at station, Bristol, TN., March 23, 1934.
73
578x
Lighthouse Oil and Gas: filling station, with Mitchell-Powers Hardware in background, Bristol, TN., March 23, 1934.
74
579x
Lighthouse Oil and Gas: view of filling station, with stores in background, Bristol, TN., March 23, 1934.
75
580-
Paramount Theatre, Bristol, TN, "Jack Londons Greatest Story of the Frozen North and A Dog 'White Fang,'" on marque, August 30, 1940 (date may be in error).
76
581
Paramount Theatre, Bristol, TN., "'The Return of Frank James,' Henry Ford-Gene Tierney-Henry Hull," on marque, August 30, 1940 (date may be in error).
77
582
Paramount Theatre, Bristol, TN., "'The Return of Frank James' Henry Fonda-Gene Tierney-Henry Hull" on marque, August 30, 1940 (date may be in error).
78
583-
General Shelby Hotel, Bristol, TN., August 1937.
79
584-
General Shelby Hotel, Bristol, TN., August 1937.
80
585-
General Shelby Hotel, Bristol, TN., August 1937.
81
586-
General Shelby Motel, Bristol, TN., August 1937.
82
587-
General Shelby Motel, Bristol, TN., August 1937.
83
588-
General Shelby Hotel, Bristol, TN., August 1937.
84
589
Kettlefoot Park, Bristol, TN., September 1939.
85
590
Kettlefoot Park, Bristol, TN., September 1939.
86
591
Boys doing wood work, National Youth Administration (NYA) Program, Bristol, TN, ND.
87
592
Boys doing wood work, NYA Program, Bristol, TN, ND.
88
593
NYA Workroom, Bristol, TN, ND.
89
594
Bristol from reservoir, Bristol, TN., June 2, 1938.
90
595
Bristol from reservoir, Bristol, TN., June 2, 1938.
92
597
Dixie Cafe, Bristol, TN., exterior view, March 1940.
93
598
Hammer's Grocery, Bristol, TN., exterior view, May 1937.
94
599x
Peoples Drug Store, Bristol, TN., interior view, March 24, 1934.
95
599
Peoples Drug Store, Bristol, TN., interior view, March 24, 1934.
96
600
Peoples Drug Store, Bristol, TN., interior view, March 24, 1934.
97
601x
Peoples Drug Store, Bristol, TN., interior view, March 24, 1934.
98
602-
Home Furniture Company, Bristol, TN., store window display, September 1937.
99
603
Home Furniture Company, Bristol, TN., store window display, September 1937.
100
604
Rutherford Freight Lines, Bristol, TN., trailers at loading docks, December 25, 1938.
   
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102
606
Night street scene with Bristol, Virginia and Tennessee "A Good Place to Live" sign in background.
103
607
Dixie Cafe, Bristol, TN., interior view with people eating, 1939.
104
608x
King College, aerial view, Bristol, TN., Undated.
105
609
Home Furniture Company, Bristol, TN., exterior view, Undated.
106
610
Big Jack Overalls, Bristol, TN., exterior views, Undated.
112
616
J. C. Penney and Company, Bristol, TN., interior view, April 10, 1940.
117
621
State Street, Bristol, TN., during Christmas holiday, Undated.
118
622
Bristol, photographic copy of a sketch of rail cars and rail depot, Undated.
119
623#
State Street, Bristol, TN., parade, undated.
120
624#
State Street, Bristol, TN., 1905.
121
625
State Street, Bristol, TN., 1898.
122
626x
Pleasant Valley, from U.S. Route llW between Bristol, TN. and Kingsport, TN., 1931.
123
627
5th Street School, Bristol, TN., Undated.
124
628
Vacant lot, with houses in background, Bristol, TN., Undated.
125
629
5th Street School, Bristol, TN., Undated.
126
630
Union Bus Terminal, Bristol, TN., exterior view of front and loading platforms on side, Undated.
127
631
Union Bus Terminal, Bristol, TN., loading platforms, Undated.
128
632-
Union Bus Terminal, Bristol, TN., construction of terminal, Undated.
129
633-

Union Bus Terminal, Bristol, TN., construction of terminal, Undated.

130
634
Garage with apartment over it, Bristol, TN., Undated.
131
635
Massengill Home, Bristol, TN., Undated.
132
636
Massengill Home (H. G. Cecil), Bristol, TN., Undated.
133
637-
State Street, Bristol, TN., looking from corner of Fifth and State Streets, Undated.
134
638
Big Jack Overalls (?), exterior view, Bristol, TN., Undated.
135
639x
Big Jack Overalls Factory, exterior view, Bristol, TN., Undated.
140
644
Home Furniture building, exterior view, Bristol, TN., Undated.
141
645
Hotel Bristol, exterior view, Bristol, TN., Undated.
142
646
McClure Motor Company, interior view of store, Bristol, TN., Undated.
143
647
Y.M.C.A., boy's boxing class, midgets, Bristol, TN., Undated.
159
663
Sullins College, "Y" Hut, Bristol, VA., exterior view in the snow, January 1936.
   
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Series II, 4" x 5" NEGATIVES AND PRINTS, 1938-40 and undated, Box 2.

NOTE: Nitrate negatives have been placed in Box 3 and damaged cellulose diacetates in Box 4. Prints remain in Box 2.

Box 2:

KG No.

APA No.

DESCRIPTION/DATE

30
535
Young man playing harmonica, WOPI, Bristol, TN., May 3, 1938.
31
536
Young man playing guitar, WOPI, Bristol, TN., May 3, 1938.
32
537
Singing group posing in studio, WOPI, Bristol, TN., May 3, 1938.
33
538
Man playing guitar, WOPI, Bristol, TN., May 3, 1938.
34
539
Station management: man with cake at his desk, WOPI, Bristol, TN., May 3, 1938.
35
540-
Young girl singing, WOPI, Bristol, TN., May 3, 1938.
36
541
Group singing at WOPI, Bristol, TN., May 3, 1938.
37
542-
Man singing, two women playing piano, WOPI, Bristol, TN., May 3, 1938.
38
543-
Woman singing and playing mandolin, WOPI, Bristol, TN., May 3, 1938.
39
544-
Group of five men posed at mike, WOPI, Bristol, TN., May 3, 1938.
40
545
Singing duo with guitars, WOPI, Bristol, TN., May 3, 1938.
41
546-
Young girl singing, WOPI, Bristol, TN., May 3, 1938.
42
547-
Woman singing, WOPI, Bristol, TN., May 3, 1938.
43
548
Singing group: man singing, two guitar players, one bass player, WOPI, Bristol, TN., May 3, 1938.
44
549-
Singing group: one male banjo player, two male guitarists, one male fiddle player, one female accordion player, WOPI, Bristol, TN., May 3, 1938.
45
550-
Station management: man cutting cake, WOPI, Bristol, TN., May 3, 1938.
46
551
Singing group of four men, left-right: one guitarist, one singer, one fiddle player and one guitarist in black face, WOPI, Bristol, TN., May 3, 1938.
47
552
Singing group of four men, left to right: man in black face, guitarist, fiddle player and guitarist, WOPI, Bristol, TN., May 3, 1938.
57
562x
Emmanual Episcopal Church, Bristol, TN., Undated.
91
596
Bristol, Tennessee: photographic copy of a sketch of rail cars and rail depot, 1856.
   
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101
605

Paramount Theatre, Bristol, TN., on marque: "Bing Crosby-Mary Martin-Basil Rathbone in 'Rhythm on the River'-Cartoon-News," 1940.

107
611

The H. P. King Company, 50th Anniversary, shoppers in store, Bristol, TN., Undated.

108
612

The H. P. King Company, 50th Anniversary, view of interior of store through front window, Bristol, TN., Undated.

109
613

The H. P. King Company, 50th Anniversary, view of interior of store through front window, Bristol, TN., Undated.

110
614

The H. P. King Company, 50th Anniversary, shoppers in store, Bristol, TN., Undated.

111
615

The H. P. King Company, 50th Anniversary, shoppers in store, Bristol, TN., Undated.

113
617

State Street, Bristol, TN., 1898.

114
618

State Street, parade, Bristol, TN., Undated.

115
619x

State Street, parade, Bristol, TN., Undated.

116
620

State Street, parade, Bristol, TN., Undated.

136
640

Big Jack Overalls, Bristol, TN., interior view of women and men work, Undated.

137
641

Big Jack Overalls strike, Bristol, TN., workers outside factory, Undated.

138
642

Big Jack Overalls strike, Bristol, TN., workers outside plant No. 2, Undated.

139
643

Big Jack Overalls, Bristol, TN.,interior view of workers inside plant, Undated.

144
648x

Camp Sequoya, Bristol, TN.: children playing outside, 1939.

145
649x

Camp Sequoya, Bristol, TN.: children playing outside, 1939.

146
650x

Camp Sequoya, Bristol, TN.: girl dancing with group of girls playing music while seated in back of dump truck, 1939.

147
651x

Camp Sequoya, Bristol, TN.: group of girls engaged in organized dance, Undated.

148
652x

Camp Sequoya, Bristol, TN.: girls waiting in line outside, 1939.

149
653x

Camp Sequoya, Bristol, TN.: girls at barbecue, 1939.

   
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Box 3:

   
150
654x

Camp Sequoya, Bristol, TN.: girls performing dance outside with band playing from back of dump truck, 1939.

151
655x

Camp Sequoya, Bristol, TN.: girls dancing outside, band playing from back of dump truck, 1939.

152
656x

Camp Sequoya, Bristol, TN.: three girls dancing outside, 1939.

153
657x

Camp Sequoya, Bristol, TN.: band playing form back of dump truck, 1939.

154
658x

Camp Sequoya, Bristol, TN.: barbecue, 1939.

155
659x

Camp Sequoya, Bristol, TN.: five girls standing outside camp shelter, 1939.

156
660x

Camp Sequoya, Bristol, TN.: girls seated in bleachers, probably watching an outdoor event, 1939.

157
661x

Camp Sequoya, Bristol, TN.: three girls dancing outside, with band playing from back of dump truck, 1939.

158
662x

Camp Sequoya, Bristol, TN.: girls performing dance outside, with band playing from back of dump truck, 1939.

   
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Box 3 - Nitrate Negatives:

KG No.
APA No.
 
1
507
 
2
508
 
3
509
 
4
510
 
11
517
 
28
533
 
48
553
 
49
554
 
50
555
 
51
556
 
53
558
 
54
559
 
57
562
 
59
564
 
70
575
 
71
576
 
72
577
 
73
578
 
74
579
 
94
599
 
97
601
 
104
608
 
115
619
 
122
626
 
135
639
 
144
648
 
145
649
 
146
650
 
147
651
 
148
652
 
149
653
 
150
654
 
151
655
 
152
656
 
153
657
 
154
658
 
155
659
 
156
660
 
157
661
 
158
662
 
   
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Box 4: Damaged cellulose diacetate negatives.

KG No.
APA No.
 
56
561
 
75
580
 
78
583
 
79
584
 
80
585
 
81
586
 
82
587
 
83
588
 
98
602
 
128
632
 
129
633
 
133
637
 
   
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