Children of William E. Towns and Alice Towns, San Francisco, circa 1878

Item Overview

Title

Children of William E. Towns and Alice Towns, San Francisco, circa 1878

Alternative title

William E. Towns and family, San Francisco Bay Area

Photographer

Vaughan photographers (San Francisco, Calif.)

Date Created

[circa 1878]

Date

1878

Collection

Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

Studio of the children of William E. Towns and his first wife, Alice Rochford Towns (left to right): Wallace, Ben, Nellie (Alice), and James Henry (who went by Henry). Alice Towns died in 1883.

Caption

Written on back of photo: Vaughan photographers, 18 Third St. S. F. Secured from James Abajian.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Keywords

Genre

Portrait photographs

Names

Towns, Alice, 1874 or 75-1889
Towns, Wallace, 1870-1959
Towns, Benjamin, 1877-1959
Towns, James Henry, 1873-1940

Subject Geographic

San Francisco (Calif.)

Longitude

37.787109

Latitude

-122.403544

Resource type

still image

Subjects

African American children