Harris, Dr. Thomas N.

Harris, Dr. Thomas N.

Dr. Thomas N. Harris was among Mobile's first African American physicians. Graduated from the Meharry Medical College in Nashville in 1899, he operated the Dr. T. N. Harris Private Medical Infirmary located at St. Francis and Warren streets. As he aged, Dr. Harris's beard grew longer and w...

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Main Author: Erik Ovebey
Format: Electronic
Published: University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library
Subjects:
Mobile
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/usa01/id/279
format Electronic
collection Eric Overbey Collection
building University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library
publisher University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library
topic Mobile
spellingShingle Mobile
Harris, Dr. Thomas N.
Erik Ovebey
fulltopic Mobile
Science and Technology; Peoples of Alabama;
Mobile; physicians; doctors; portraits; African Americans
Alabama; Black Health; Education, Medical; Mobile; Science and Medicine
African American physicians -- Alabama -- Mobile; African Americans -- Medical care -- Alabama -- Mobile
description Dr. Thomas N. Harris was among Mobile's first African American physicians. Graduated from the Meharry Medical College in Nashville in 1899, he operated the Dr. T. N. Harris Private Medical Infirmary located at St. Francis and Warren streets. As he aged, Dr. Harris's beard grew longer and whiter, prompting the city's African American community to call him "Santa Claus."
spelling Harris, Dr. Thomas N.Science and Technology; Peoples of Alabama;Mobile; physicians; doctors; portraits; African AmericansDr. Thomas N. Harris was among Mobile's first African American physicians. Graduated from the Meharry Medical College in Nashville in 1899, he operated the Dr. T. N. Harris Private Medical Infirmary located at St. Francis and Warren streets. As he aged, Dr. Harris's beard grew longer and whiter, prompting the city's African American community to call him "Santa Claus."Erik OvebeyThe Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of South Alabaman.d.ImagejpegErik Overbey Glass PortraitErik Ovebey Collectioneng.Mobile, AlabamaU.S. and international copyright laws may apply to this digital image. Use of this image without the prior permission of The McCall Library is prohibited. Please contact The McCall Library for permission to use this image.Alabama; Black Health; Education, Medical; Mobile; Science and MedicineAfrican American physicians -- Alabama -- Mobile; African Americans -- Medical care -- Alabama -- Mobilehttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/usa01/id/279
title Harris, Dr. Thomas N.
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