James Rufus Portwig in his Navy uniform with Emily Brown Childress Portwig, 1940-1945

Item Overview

Title

James Rufus Portwig in his Navy uniform with Emily Brown Childress Portwig, 1940-1945

Alternative title

Emily and Rufus Portwig, and their residences

Date Created

[1940-1945]

Date

1940/1945

Collection

Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

James Rufus Portwig in his Navy uniform with Emily Brown Childress Portwig, probably during WWII. They are in a backyard in front of a barbeque.
James Rufus Portwig was a Naval officer and real estate businessman.
Emily Brown Childress Portwig was a Los Angeles pharmacist and civic leader. She married Anderson V. Childress in 1909. She was widowed by 1930. She was married to James Rufus Portwig in 1933.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Keywords

Genre

photographs

Names

Portwig, James Rufus, 1895-1969
Portwig, Emily Brown Childress, 1896-1960

Resource type

still image

Subjects

African American civic leaders
African American pharmacists
African American businesspeople