Title	Portrait of Phillip Anderson Brown Sr. and His Wife John Elsie Brown
Date of Original	Unknown
Date of Digital	13 November 2004
Description	HANNIBAL, MO - The Browns were very prominent members of the African American community.  Phillip Anderson Brown was owner and operator of Brown and Son Moving and Storage Company for more than 50 years.  He was a trustee, usher and treasurer for the Eighth and Center Street Baptist Church.  He was active in R.S.V.P., the Affirmative Action Committee and the Hannibal Chapter of the NAACP in addition to many other organizations.  Mr. Brown was a philanthropist and was known to give many young members of the African American community a start toward becoming upstanding members of the community themselves.  Mrs. John Elsie Brown was both a homemaker and a businesswoman.  In addition, she was dedicated in her service to the Eighth and Center Street Baptist Church where she was a member of the auxiliary, the choir and also served as a youth counselor.
Creator	Unknown
Contributor	Hall, Rhonda.
Publisher	Hannibal Free Public Library (Hannibal, MO)
Subject	Brown, Phillip Anderson, Sr.
Subject	Brown, John Elsie, Mrs.
Subject	African American businessmen -- Missouri -- Hannibal.
Subject	African American businesswomen -- Missouri -- Hannibal.
Original Format	Photograph, color, 8" by 12".
Digital Format	jpg
Identifier	B7205