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  • Raymond Pace Alexander (left) and his wife, Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, (right) with Albert Greenfield (center), photograph by Sam Miller, 1509 Pine Street, Philadelphia.
    Raymond Pace Alexander (left) and his wife, Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, (right) with Albert Greenfield (center), photograph by Sam Miller, 1509 Pine Street, Philadelphia.
Photographs of Raymond Pace Alexander, Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, and Albert Greenfield
Photographs of Raymond Pace Alexander, Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, and Albert Greenfield
Photographs of Raymond Pace Alexander, Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, and Albert Greenfield
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Photographs of Raymond Pace Alexander, Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, and Albert Greenfield

Permanent ID:
11616
Image Description:
These three images showcase The Honorable Raymond Pace Alexander (1898-1974), who served as a Philadelphia City Councilman and Judge of the Court of Common Pleas during the 1950s and 1960s, respectively. Two of the photographs include his wife, Sadie Tanner Mosell Alexander (1898-1989), and business and civic leader Albert M. Greenfield (1887-1967). In the third photo, Alexander sits at the head table between a fellow guest and speaker.

During the late 1920s and late 1930s, Alexander was one of thirteen black attorneys practicing law in Philadelphia. He took on many desegregation cases as well as criminal cases. In one unique case in 1939, Alexander represented an African American couple who, having been on relief, came into unexpected wealth. Alexander handled the business transfer allowing the couple to put their money toward the upgrade of a block of dilapidated tenement dwellings, with the stipulation that “colored workmen” carry out at least seventy-five percent of the work. The real estate company of Albert Greenfield , who is pictured with Alexander and his wife in two of the photographs shown here, also took part in the transaction.

 
Format:
Photographs
Dimensions:
Width: 25.5 cm, Height: 20.7 cm (image)
Width: 17.7 cm, Height: 12.6 cm (image)
Width: 20.4 cm, Height: 25.4 cm (image)
Collection:
Albert M. Greenfield papers
Related People or Organizations:
Raymond Pace Alexander, 1898-1974 (depicted)
Greenfield, Albert M. (depicted)
Mossell Alexander, Sadie Tanner (depicted)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Alexander, Raymond Pace, 1898-1974 [info:lc/authorities/names/nr92005967]
Alexander, Sadie Tanner Mossell, 1898-1989 [info:lc/authorities/names/nr92005977]
Greenfield, Albert M., 1887-1967 [info:lc/authorities/names/nr92030679]