Group portrait of prominent citizens, San Jose, circa 1900

Item Overview

Title

Group portrait of prominent citizens, San Jose, circa 1900

Alternative title

Allensworth family

Date Created

[circa 1900]

Date

1900

Collection

Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

Studio group portrait that includes: seated left (down front) Nella Allensworth, seated right (second row) Charles Tinsley, seated left (third row) Eva Allensworth.
After his retirement from the military in 1906, Colonel Allen Allensworth founded the town of Allensworth in 1908, with the idea that African Americans could own property, learn, thrive, and live the American Dream. It was named by Lt. Colonel Allen Allensworth. It had a school system by 1910. With the death of Colonel Allensworth in 1914, the town experienced extreme losses, coupled with severe drought and decreased crop yields. Many residents left the area following World War I. The town was memorialized as a state park in 1974, and hosts events annually to preserve its history.

Caption

Written on back of photo: credit East Bay Negro Historical & Cultural Society

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Keywords

Genre

Portrait photographs

Names

Blodgett, Nella R. Allensworth, 1881-1947
Tinsley, Charles
Skanks, Eva B. Allensworth, 1880-1968

Resource type

still image

Subjects

African American civic leaders