Country home of Emily Brown Childress Portwig and James Rufus Portwig, Val Verde, 1930s-1940s

Item Overview

Title

Country home of Emily Brown Childress Portwig and James Rufus Portwig, Val Verde, 1930s-1940s

Alternative title

Emily and Rufus Portwig, and their residences

Date Created

[1930s-1940s]

Collection

OpenUCLA Collections
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection

Notes

Description

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.
James Rufus Portwig was a Naval officer and real estate businessman.
Country home of Emily Brown Childress Portwig and James Rufus Portwig at Val Verde.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Keywords

Genre

photographs

Subject topic

Cabins

Names

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

Subject geographic

Val Verde (Calif.)

Resource type

still image