Party given by Emily Brown Childress (later Portwig) at her home, Los Angeles (?), 1918

Item Overview

Title

Party given by Emily Brown Childress (later Portwig) at her home, Los Angeles (?), 1918

Alternative title

Party given by Emily Brown Childress (later Portwig) at her home

Date Created

1918

Date

1918

Collection

Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

Eighteen women and two children at a party given by Emily Brown Childress (later Portwig; front row, 2nd adult from left) gathered for a group portrait in front of a house.
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

Portrait photographs

Names

Portwig, Emily Brown Childress, 1896-1960

Subject Geographic

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

African American civic leaders
African American pharmacists