Brief Description: The collection documents the construction and rehabilitation of the X-ray Clinic, located in Overtown Miami, and the career of Samuel Hensdale Johnson (8 Jan 1900 - 1987), South Florida's first black radiologist and proprietor of the X-Ray Clinic.  The Clinic was built for Dr. Johnson in 1939 by architect Barker and contractors Godfrey C. Scovello and H. S. Braggs for $5,000. Johnson started practising radiology as a general practitioner at 1004 N.W. 1st Court, in Miami's black business and entertainment district, Overtown.  He practiced at the X-Ray Clinic until 1967 and retired in 1974.  In 1980, the deed for the X-Ray Clinic was signed over to the Black Archives Foundation, at which time rehabilitation was begun. The collection contains correspondence, financial records, property records, building permits, and photographs and slides of the clinic taken before and after it was rehabilitated.

Record Series Number: 02/BAF BR_00004

Created by: Black Archives (1977-present)

Volume: 0.75 Linear Feet

Access Restrictions: There are no access restrictions on this material.

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Rights/Use Restrictions: (c) 2010 The Black Archives, History and Research Foundation, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Director of The Black Archives, History and Research Foundation, Inc. An image license agreement must be signed prior to recording or copying images.

Related Materials: AT&T Calendar collection, Obituaries and Funeral Programs collection

PreferredCitation: X-ray Clinic Restoration and Designation records, The Black Archives, History and Research Foundation, Inc., Miami, Florida.