Title	Nellie Smith, Mr. Taylor and Fannie Briscoe
Date of Original	Circa 1880
Date of Digital	13 November 2004
Description	HANNIBAL, MO -  Nellie Smith (aka "Cocaine Nell"), Mr. Taylor and Fannie Briscoe (from left to right) sit in front of the Huck Finn home at 213 North Street.  The picture was taken from the alley side of the home. The only information on Mr. Taylor is that he was deaf and mute.  Fannie was a former slave of the Briscoe family of Ralls County. Nellie Smith was a local character who was "frequently in the police court for drunkenness or peace disturbance, but no serious charges were ever preferred against her.  She was known by nearly every body in Hannibal and was seldom ever seen on the streets without a basket on her arm.  Just what she carried in that basket no one could ever find out, but many took it for granted that it was a revolver." (Hannibal Courier-Post, 6/11/11). Information on the back of the photo states that Nell came from Palmyra to Hannibal about 1880. She died in 1911.  Thanks to her friend Lottie Harris who took up a collection for her burial, Nell was interred in the Baptist cemetery off Anna Street, Hannibal.
Creator	Joham, George
Contributor	Unknown
Publisher	Hannibal Free Public Library (Hannibal, MO)
Subject	Smith, Nellie ("Cocaine Nell")
Subject	Taylor, Mr.
Subject	Briscoe, Fannie.
Subject	African Americans -- Missouri -- Hannibal.
Original Format	Photograph, black and white, 14" by 11", some white spots on left margin, Nell's name is written on her skirt and the photographer's name is written on lower right hand corner.
Digital Format	jpg
Identifier	B0805