Photograph
George William Harris with Mule-Driven Moving Van
| George William Harris is standing on the left at the side of a mule-driven moving van. Another man is standing next to him on the right. The van is parked on an unpaved street, and trees and houses are in the background. The moving company was Stacey's Fire-proof Storage, based in Cincinnati, Ohio at 2333-2339 Gilbert Avenue. |
| Image ID: | 137985 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1910 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
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| Genre: | Photograph |
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| Loaned for copying. George William Harris was born March 27, 1882 in Danville, Kentucky. His family moved to Cincinnati when he was young. Mr. Harris drove a mule-driven moving van from Cincinnati to Wisconsin several times a year, mostly to northern Wisconsin around the Green Bay area. Madison was always a stopping point, and it is where he planned to spend the night when going back and forth. Zachary Trotter, a cousin of Willie Lou Mann, the woman George would eventually marry, had a tavern called Trotters Tuxedo Lounge at 768 West Washington Avenue in Madison, and rented rooms on the second floor where George would stay. At that time, there were only a few African Americans in Madison, but George liked it. George moved to Madison in 1916 and got a job at Madison Kipp Corporation. Willie Lou Mann was born in Americus, Georgia and because of the racism in Georgia her father sent her to Madison to attend the University of Wisconsin. George and Willie Lou met and married in Madison and had five children. |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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