Photograph of Marion Butts, a photographer and photojournalist, seen posing with old family photographs and standing next to his enlarger while having his portrait taken.

Photograph of Marion Butts, a photographer and photojournalist, seen seated and posing with his Mamiya C330 twin-lens reflex camera in front of a board filled with photos of his past.

Photograph of Marion Butts, a photographer and photojournalist, seen seated and posing with his Mamiya C330 twin-lens reflex camera in front of a board filled with photos of his past.

Photograph of Marion Butts, a photographer and photojournalist, seen seated and posing with his Mamiya C330 twin-lens reflex camera in front of a board filled with photos of his past.

Photograph of Marion Butts, a photographer and photojournalist, seen going through old family photographs and standing next to his enlarger having his own portrait taken.

Photograph of Marion Butts, a photographer and photojournalist, having his portrait taken while posing with his Mamiya C330 twin-lens reflex camera and standing in front of a cork board filled with photographs that he has taken.

Photograph of Marion Butts, a photographer and photojournalist, having his portrait taken while posing with his Mamiya C330 twin-lens reflex camera and standing in front of a cork board filled with photographs that he has taken.

Photograph of Marion Butts, a photographer and photojournalist, having his portrait taken while posing with his Mamiya C330 twin-lens reflex camera and standing in front of a cork board filled with photographs that he has taken.

Photograph of Marion Butts, a photographer and photojournalist, seen posing with his enlarger and holding up photos that he has taken while having his own portrait done.

Photograph of Marion Butts, a photographer and photojournalist, seen posing with his enlarger and holding up photos that he has taken while having his own portrait done.

Photograph of Marion Butts, a photographer and photojournalist, having his portrait taken while posing with his Mamiya C330 twin-lens reflex camera and sitting in front of a board filled with photos that he has taken.

Photograph of Marion Butts, a photographer and photojournalist, seen posing with his enlarger and holding up photos that he has taken while having his own portrait done.

Photograph of Marion Butts, a photographer and photojournalist, having his portrait taken while posing with his Mamiya C330 twin-lens reflex camera and sitting in front of a board filled with photos of his past.

Photograph of Marion Butts, a photographer and photojournalist, having his portrait taken while posing with his Mamiya C330 twin-lens reflex camera and sitting in front of a board filled with photos of his past.

Photograph of Dr. Versia Lacy, an orator, sitting in one of the chairs in a large empty auditorium and smiling for her portrait to be taken.

Photograph of Dr. Versia Lacy, an orator, sitting in one of the chairs in a large empty auditorium and posing for her portrait to be taken.

Photograph of Dr. Versia Lacy, an orator, sitting in one of the chairs in a large empty auditorium and smiling for her portrait to be taken.

Photograph of the seventeen Dallas Black Living Legends, (Top L-R) Abner Haynes, Rose Burke, Rev. J. Lee Foster, Johnnye T. Hughes, Dr. Robert Prince, Dr. Foster Kidd, James Thibodeaux, Tiny Hawkins, Eva McMillan and Marion Butts. (Bottom L-R) Julia Jordan, Mary E. Walton, Rev. James Garfield Owens, Osceola Mays, Fannie Smith, unidentified and E. Brice Cunningham.

Photograph of the 1991 - 1992 Dallas Black Living Legends, seated around a circular table and going over paperwork. Notable legends are (L-R) Fannie Smith (plaid jacket), Eva McMillan, Tiny Hawkins (pink glasses), Johnnye T. Hughes, unidentified woman, and Rev. James Garfield Owens (sunglasses). Abner Haynes can be seen in the foreground bottom right corner next to Marion Butts.

Photograph of the seventeen Dallas Black Living Legends, (Top L-R) Abner Haynes, Rose Burke, Rev. J. Lee Foster, Johnnye T. Hughes, Dr. Robert Prince, Dr. Foster Kidd, James Thibodeaux, Tiny Hawkins, Eva McMillan and Marion Butts. (Bottom L-R) Julia Jordan, Mary E. Walton, Rev. James Garfield Owens, Osceola Mays, Fannie Smith, unidentified and E. Brice Cunningham.

Photograph of the 1991 - 1992 Dallas Black Living Legends, seated around a circular table with one another. Notable legends are (L-R) James Thibodeaux (cropped), Abner Haynes, Marion Butts, Fannie Smith, Eva McMillian, Tiny Hawkins, Johnnye T. Hughes (cropped) and Reverend James Garfield Owens (sunglasses).

Photograph of the 1991 - 1992 Dallas Black Living Legends, seated around a circular table with one another. Notable legends are (L-R) Rev. James Garfield Owens (sunglasses), unidentified woman, Mary E. Walton, James Thibodeaux (red tie), Abner Haynes and Marion Butts (cropped). In the foreground are Tiny Hawkins (pink glasses), Eva McMillan and Fannie Smith (plaid jacket).

Photograph of the seventeen Dallas Black Living Legends, (Top L-R) Abner Haynes, Rose Burke, Rev. J. Lee Foster, Johnnye T. Hughes, Dr. Robert Prince, Dr. Foster Kidd, James Thibodeaux, Tiny Hawkins, Eva McMillan and Marion Butts. (Bottom L-R) Julia Jordan, Mary E. Walton, Rev. James Garfield Owens, Osceola Mays, Fannie Smith, unidentified and E. Brice Cunningham.

Photograph of the seventeen Dallas Black Living Legends, (Top L-R) Abner Haynes, Rose Burke, Rev. J. Lee Foster, Johnnye T. Hughes, Dr. Robert Prince, Dr. Foster Kidd, James Thibodeaux, Tiny Hawkins, Eva McMillan and Marion Butts. (Bottom L-R) Julia Jordan, Mary E. Walton, Rev. James Garfield Owens, Osceola Mays, Fannie Smith, unidentified and E. Brice Cunningham.