Emily Brown Childress Portwig and James Rufus Portwig seated beneath a tree, Val Verde (?), circa 1933

Item Overview

Title

Emily Brown Childress Portwig and James Rufus Portwig seated beneath a tree, Val Verde (?), circa 1933

Alternative title

Emily and Rufus Portwig, and their residences

Date Created

[circa 1933]

Date

1933

Collection

Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

Emily Brown Childress Portwig and James Rufus Portwig seated beneath a tree, perhaps at Val Verde.
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

Subject Geographic

Val Verde (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

African American civic leaders
African American pharmacists
African American businesspeople