Title	Charles Henry McElroy, the Hot Tamale Man Plus Newspaper Article
Date of Original	Unknown
Date of Digital	15 November 2004
Description	HANNIBAL, MO - Charles Henry McElroy, who passed away in 1954, (circular picture in top middle of the article) was one of Hannibal's African American entrepreneurs.  He was famous for his hot tamales.  The family business was actually founded by his father Henry Clay McElroy, Sr. who walked around Hannibal offering his tamales and other edibles for sale. This selling method was continued on by his family.  Charles Henry's granddaughter, Lillian Hawkins-Jones, is pictured on the far left of the article.
Creator	Herring Studio.
Contributor	Hawkins-Jones, Lillian I.
Publisher	Hannibal Free Public Library (Hannibal, MO)
Subject	McElroy, Henry Clay, Sr.
Subject	McElroy, Charles Henry.
Subject	African American businessmen -- Missouri -- Hannibal.
Subject	African American businesses -- Missouri -- Hannibal.
Subject	African American restaurants -- Missouri -- Hannibal.
Original Format	Newspaper article with pictures.
Digital Format	jpg
Identifier	B7211