James P. Newton was a photographer in Memphis, Tennessee. He is noted as the city's first African American professional photographer and as an influential documenter of the city's history. [1] Several of his cabinet card photographs remain including in the University of Memphis' collection. [2]
Newton owned property in Chicago and partnered with his brother Charles to form Newton & Newton. He also worked for a larger studio during his career. [3]
He featured in Sprakling Gems of Race Knowledge Worth Knowing (1897), along with a portrait of him. G. P. Hamilton wrote about him in The Bright Side of Memphis (1908). [1]
He had a studio on 134 South Main and then Beale Street. [4] The Memphis Heritage Trail includes a site related to him. [5]
James P. Newton was a photographer in Memphis, Tennessee. He is noted as the city's first African American professional photographer and as an influential documenter of the city's history. [1] Several of his cabinet card photographs remain including in the University of Memphis' collection. [2]
Newton owned property in Chicago and partnered with his brother Charles to form Newton & Newton. He also worked for a larger studio during his career. [3]
He featured in Sprakling Gems of Race Knowledge Worth Knowing (1897), along with a portrait of him. G. P. Hamilton wrote about him in The Bright Side of Memphis (1908). [1]
He had a studio on 134 South Main and then Beale Street. [4] The Memphis Heritage Trail includes a site related to him. [5]