Early Ernest Holmes wrecker
The third edition of the popular Stokes Photo Book has now come off the presses. A new issue of 1,000 copies was printed by College Press after the first two editions of 1,000 each sold out.
It will be available starting Tuesday at Zarzours Restaurant on Rossville Avenue off Main Street. It is behind Fire Hall #1. Zarzours is open for lunch Monday-Friday.
The price of the soft-cover book, which includes some 700 early Chattanooga views, remains $35, including tax.
The 11x8 1/2 format book is also available by mail. Send a check for $41 (including $6 for mailing) to
John Wilson
129 Walnut St., Suite 416
Chattanooga, Tn., 37403
Make checks payable to Chattanoogan.com.
The book may also be picked up from John Wilson downtown by calling 266-2325.
The photos are by David and Will Stokes, who were both early commercial photographers in Chattanooga.
The pictures were passed down to great-granddaughter, Connie Cooper Jones, who has graciously allowed their publication. The over-sized, clear photos have been kept in several cardboard boxes for over a century. Most had not previously been published.
The most recent photo in the collection is around 1920, and many are much older.
There were a few houses, but little else on historic Moccasin Bend