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Listen: The Gospel ProgramPortrait of entrepreneur Tommon M. Tinney - Tallahassee, Florida.
Image Number
Photographer
Date
Rights
Collection
N2008- 5, Photographic collection, ca 1962-1974; Box 4
Geographic Term
Subject Term
Personal Subjects
Physical Description
General Note
Richard Parks began working at Evon Streetman Photography in Tallahassee ca. 1963. Streetman later sold the business and studio to Parks when she moved to Gainesville about 1965. The studio was renamed Richard Parks Photography.
Biographical Note
Tommon Tinney, entrepreneur, was born in 1934, son of Edna Lee Tinney. He grew up in Tallahassee and around the state government. At age twelve, Tinney opened his first business as a messenger in the basement of the Florida Capitol. As a young adult, Tom served in the Korean Conflict with the U.S. Army. He later opened his jewelry store, the Treasure Hut, in the Northwood Mall in Tallahassee and was known from his commercials as "Good Ole Tom."
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