File:DAISY THEATER - Beale Street Historic District, Memphis, Shelby County, TN HABS TENN,79-MEMPH,6-5.tif

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DAISY THEATER - Beale Street Historic District, Memphis, Shelby County, TN
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DAISY THEATER - Beale Street Historic District, Memphis, Shelby County, TN
Depicted place Tennessee; Shelby County; Memphis
Date Documentation compiled after 1933
Dimensions 5 x 7 in.
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HABS TENN,79-MEMPH,6-5
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  • Significance: The Beale Street Historic District is the birthplace and home of the blues. The district includes the Palace and Daisy Theaters, the Hole-in-the-Wall Saloon, and Peewee's Saloon, headquarters of W.C. Handy, who wrote the "Memphis Blues." It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966.
  • Survey number: HABS TN-60
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This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 66000731.

Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/tn0176.photos.154225p
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