O. L. Hensley Photographs
This collection houses a number of studio portraits taken by O. L. Hensley in Jonesboro, Tennessee. Although none of the images are identified, a few seem to have been used as samples in Hensley's business.
Dates
- circa 1870s-circa 1900s
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 half box)
Abstract
This collection houses a number of studio portraits taken by O. L. Hensley in Jonesboro, Tennessee. Although none of the images are identified, a few seem to have been used as samples in Hensley's business.
Biographical/Historical Note
Omar L. Hensley was born to Richard and Susan L. (Propes) Hensley in Tennessee in February 1867. For most of his professional career, he worked as a photographer in Jonesboro (Washington County), Tennessee. Hensley married Mary Jane Keeble on September 6, 1893 and the couple had one daughter, Maude (Hensley) Stephenson, before Mary Hensley died of typhoid fever in 1895. Omar Hensley died on July 30, 1913 and is buried in Maple Lawn Cemetery in Jonesboro, Tennessee.
Arrangement
This collection is in 11 folders in a single box.
Acquisition Note
R. R. Allen donated these photographs to Special Collections in February of 1990.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository