(BUSINESS DIRECTORIES) Columbus Mississippi City Directory

Sale 2271 - Lot 191

Price Realized: $ 960

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Estimate: $ 600 - $ 800

(BUSINESS--DIRECTORIES.) Columbus, Mississippi City Directory, 1940 Volume 1. Profuse advertisements. Tall, thick 8vo, original red cloth; some light wear to the tips and spine extremities. Section of "yellow pages" at the front list businesses separately. Columbus: State Directory Company, [1939]

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first edition, belonging to T.V. James, the first black physician in Columbus. with James' name stamped in gold on the upper cover. A large directory, encompassing virtually everyone in Columbus, whether business or residential, black or white. "Colored" people are identified by a small "c" within a circle, next to their name. Out of a population of 14,207 people, at least half were colored. Out of 42 churches, 20 are colored: A.M.E., Baptist, Catholic, Pentecostal etc. A very detailed directory for a relatively small city.