Circa Date
1970
Preview
Format
Image: JPG; File size: 17.2 MB
Original Format
Paper album page; two photo prints; folded paper Easter card
Original Size
Album page: 12.7 x 9.7 in
Description
Paper album page with empty photo corners indicating up to four missing photos.
Inscribed in cursive handwriting in ballpoint ink: Lower left: "Josephie Bessel"; center: "Sister in Law Mrs. Lilla McKnight Brown"; right: "Edna Terrell"
Below page, left: wallet-size studio photo of woman and man standing together, man's arm around the woman's shoulders; right: color snapshot of woman in a blue sleeveless dress, sitting on a sofa beneath a landscape painting and before a vase of roses
At bottom, below photos: card opened to inscription (in cursive handwriting): "My dear Lucille," (printed on card) "Wishing you many blessings as Easter comes anew--May it be a time of special joy for those you love and you"; (handwritten) "Mrs. Spagna (and her son)"
Notes
All dates (unless specified in inscription) are approximate.
Many of the individuals depicted in these photographs remain unknown. Oregon Black Pioneers appreciates and welcomes information from the public which could help identify the subjects of this collection.
Rights
The contents of this image are for personal, educational, and non-commercial use only. This image may not be reproduced in any form without the express permission of Portland State University Library Special Collections. For questions or permissions, please contact us at specialcollections@pdx.edu
All public use of the materials must include the following credit line:
“Courtesy of Oregon Black Pioneers Historic Photograph Collection, Special Collections & University Archives, Portland State University Library. [Image title]”
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/40011