Subject: African American women / Genre: Portrait photographs / Collection: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Young woman, Detroit, 1895-1900

Description:: Edgar A. Kepler's photography studio, "E. A. Kepler & Co.," is documented in Detroit from 1896 to 1899.
Date:: [1895-1900]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: E. A. Kepler & Co. (Detroit, Mich.)
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Young woman, 1860-1900

Description:: Studio portrait of a young African American woman wearing an elaborate hat, coat and fur piece.
Date:: [1860-1900]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Young African American woman, circa 1950

Description:: Portraits and brief biographical notes on 16 African Americans. Left to right, and top to bottom: Composer-William Grant Still, Labor Leader-A. Philip Randolph, United States Congress Representative-Arthur Mitchell, Architect-Paul R. Williams, Baritone-Paul Robeson, Writer-Claude McKay, Soldier-Benjamin O. Davis, Contralto-Marian Anderson, Educator-Robert R. Moton, Writer-Langston Hughes, Tycoon-Charles C. Spaulding, Sociologist-W.E.B. Du Bois, Scientist-George Washington Carver, Communist-James Ford, Lawyer-Eunice [Carter] Smith, Musician-Edward K. “Duke” Ellington.
Date:: [circa 1950]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Woman wearing a suit with a necklace and broach, 1940s-1960s

Description:: Studio portrait of an older African American woman wearing a dark-colored suit jacket with a necklace and broach.
Date:: [1940s-1960s]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Woman wearing a hat and broach, 1940s-1960s

Description:: Studio portrait of an African American woman wearing a light-colored suit and hat with a broach on the lapel.
Date:: [1940s-1960s]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Vennda Rei McFarlin Hewitt, circa 1950

Description:: Studio portrait of Vennda Rei McFarlin Hewitt.
Date:: [circa 1950]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Theresa Bel Virginia Harper, Sacramento, 1921

Description:: Theresa Bel Virginia Harper Danley was the sister of Helena H. Harper Coates and Calvin B. Harper. She married Samuel Bober Danley and her daughter was Margaret Helena Danley.
Date:: 1921
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Theresa Bel Virginia Harper Danley, circa 1925

Description:: Studio portrait of Theresa Bel Virginia Harper Danley.
Date:: [circa 1925]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Sara N. Watkins, circa 1910

Description:: Sara N. Watkins was the mother of Dr. Alice Watkins Garrott, a dentist who married dentist. Dr. Alva Curtis Garrott.
Date:: [circa 1910]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Sarah G. Johnson, between 1925-1955

Description:: Eugene A. Johnson and Sarah G. Johnson were the parents of Evelyn Harris and Eugene Johnson.
Date:: [between 1925-1955]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Sarah G. Johnson, 1880-1895

Description:: Eugene A. Johnson and Sarah G. Johnson were the parents of Evelyn Harris and Eugene Johnson.
Date:: [1880-1895]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Post card photograph of "Jack" Anne Louise Shaw, a friend of the Miriam Matthews family, 1890-1920

Description:: Photograph of Anne Louise Shaw in a polka dot dress with eyelet-and-ribbon trim, standing beside a vine-covered fence in the yard of a house.
Date:: [1890-1920]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman, Oakland, 1868-1894

Description:: W. B. Ingersoll operated his photography studio at 1069 Broadway (Broadway and 12th) from about 1868 to 1894.
Date:: [1868-1894]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Ingersoll, W. B. (William Booker), b. 1834
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman, 1860-1900

Description:: Studio portrait of an unidentified African American woman in a gingham fabric dress, standing beside a drapery panel and in front of a painted landscape backdrop.
Date:: [1860-1900]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Portrait of two women, circa 1950

Description:: Studio portrait of two African American women.
Date:: [circa 1950]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Portrait of "Mamie," a friend of the Miriam Matthews family, 1920-1940

Description:: Studio portrait of a young African American woman wearing a dress and a long strand of pearls.
Date:: [1920-1940]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Portrait of Edythe Thompson Kemp, a friend of the Miriam Matthews family, 1926

Description:: Studio portrait of Edyth Thompson [Kemp].
Date:: 1926
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Portrait of "Carolyn," a friend of the Charles Matthews, brother of Miriam Matthews, 1923

Description:: Studio portrait of a young African American woman named "Carolyn," wearing a suit jacket.
Date:: 1923
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Portrait of a young woman, a friend of the Miriam Matthews family, 1930-1950

Description:: Studio portrait of an African American woman wearing a dark fabric dress and a string of pearls.
Date:: [1930-1950]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Portrait of a young woman, a friend of the Miriam Matthews family, 1920-1950

Description:: Photograph of a young African American woman wearing a light-colored cotton and lace dress, with a string of pearls and a watch. She is seated in front of a painted landscape backdrop.
Date:: [1920-1950]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Portrait of a young woman, a friend of the Miriam Matthews family, 1920-1940

Description:: Studio portrait of an African American woman wearing a with same-fabric bows and a crystal bead necklace.
Date:: [1920-1940]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Portrait of a young woman, a friend of the Miriam Matthews family

Description:: Studio portrait of a young African American woman wearing a silk off-the-shoulder dress, a string of pearls and a feather stole.
Date:: [1920-1940]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Portrait of a young woman, a friend of the Matthews family, 1890-1910

Description:: Studio portrait of a young African American woman wearing an Edwardian era Gibson Girl style blouse and skirt.
Date:: [1890-1910]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Portrait of a young woman, 1870-1915

Description:: Studio portrait of a young African American woman dressed in a light-colored garment with ruffles.
Date:: [1870-1915]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Portrait of a woman, a friend of the Miriam Matthews family, 1920-1940

Description:: Studio portrait of an African American woman wearing a velvet dress with a string of pearls.
Date:: [1920-1940]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Portrait of a woman, a friend of the Miriam Matthews family, 1900-1930

Description:: Studio portrait of an African American woman wearing a light-colored dress with a string of pearls and a barrette in her hair.
Date:: [1900-1930]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Portrait of a woman, a friend of the Miriam Matthews family, 1890-1920

Description:: Studio portrait of an African American woman, in profile, wearing a dress, a pearl necklace and a chain necklace.
Date:: [1890-1920]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Portrait of a girl, a friend of the Miriam Matthews family, 1910-1920

Description:: Studio portrait, on a postcard, of a young woman or teenager in a light-colored satin dress. The postcard is addressed to Miriam Matthews and her sister, Ella.
Date:: [1910-1920]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Portrait of a couple, friends of the Miriam Matthews family, 1890-1910

Description:: Studio portrait of an African American couple. The man sears a 3-piece suit and the woman wears a cotton lace Edwardian era blouse with a fleur-de-lis broach at the neckline.
Date:: [1890-1910]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Portrait of a couple, friends of the Miriam Matthews family, 1890-1910

Description:: Studio portrait of an African American couple. The man stands, holding his hat; the woman is seated, wearing a light-colored dress with a lace bodice and sleeves and a hat trimmed with an ostrich feather.
Date:: [1890-1910]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Portrait of a black early Californian woman, possibly a slave, holding a light skinned baby, possibly white, between 1850-1865

Description:: Studio portrait of a black early Californian woman (Possibly a slave) wearing a satin dress and a headscarf, holding a light skinned baby (possibly white), in a decorative, embossed frame.
Date:: [1850-1865]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Pocahontas O. Whiteman Key, circa 1935

Description:: Pocahontas O. Whiteman Key, the widow of Dr. Fred Whiteman, married Dr. George Bernard Key in 1960. She was a member of the Women’s Auxiliary of the Medical, Dental, and Pharmaceutical Association.
Date:: [circa 1935]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Pocahontas O. Whiteman Key, circa 1925

Description:: Pocahontas O. Whiteman Key, the widow of Dr. Fred Whiteman, married Dr. George Bernard Key in 1960. She was a member of the Women’s Auxiliary of the Medical, Dental, and Pharmaceutical Association.
Date:: [circa 1925]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Pocahontas O. Whiteman Key, circa 1925

Description:: Pocahontas O. Whiteman Key, the widow of Dr. Fred Whiteman, married Dr. George Bernard Key in 1960. She was a member of the Women’s Auxiliary of the Medical, Dental, and Pharmaceutical Association.
Date:: [circa 1925]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

People at an outdoor social gathering, circa 1930s (?)

Description:: People posing for a group portrait at an outdoor gathering.
Date:: [1930s ?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Pearl Cooper Johnson, circa 1895

Description:: Pearl Cooper Johnson was chosen to ride in the Los Angeles Fiesta de Los Angeles parade in 1900 on a float submitted by the California Eagle newspaper (a black newspaper founded in 1891). She married Shadrick Johnson and was the mother of Cornelius Cooper Johnson, who won the Olympic gold medal in high jump in 1936.
Date:: [circa 1895]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Nella Allensworth, circa 1900

Description:: 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.
Date:: [circa 1900]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Mrs. William H. Cooper, between 1880-1900

Description:: Studio portrait of Mrs. William H. Cooper.
Date:: [between 1880-1900]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Miss Johnson and Emma Barrett Boyd, Los Angeles, circa 1902

Description:: Studio portrait of Miss Johnson (left) and Emma P. Barrett Boyd standing beside a pedestal with relief ornament and a trailing vine.
Date:: [1902-1910]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Sunbeam Art Studio
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Miriam McCard, Oakland, circa 1929

Description:: Miriam's mother, Louise V. Johnson McCard was sisters with Belle Johnson Butler and Helen Theresa Johnson Harper.
Date:: [circa 1929]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Martha Kimbrough, mother of dentist, Dr. Jack Johnson Kimbrough, circa 1950

Description:: Martha Kimbrough was the mother of Jack Kimbrough, a San Diego dentist.
Date:: [circa 1950]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Margie Danley, 1925-1930

Description:: Studio portrait of Margie Danley.
Date:: [1925-1930]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Margaret Smart, between 1890-1910

Description:: Studio portrait of Margaret Smart.
Date:: [between 1880-1910]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Marcia McFarlin Reddy

Description:: Studio portrait of Marcia McFarlan Reddy.
Date:: undated
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Lucy Agnes Taylor Johnson, grandmother of Ralph Bunche, 1890s (?)

Description:: Ralph Johnson Bunche was an American political scientist, academic, and diplomat who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his late 1940s mediation in Israel. He was the first African American to be so honored in the history of the prize. He was involved in the formation and administration of the United Nations. In 1963, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President John F. Kennedy. [Wikipedia]. After Ralph's mother died, his grandmother, Lucy Johnson, raised Ralph and his two sisters, taking them to Los Angeles.
Date:: [1890s (?)]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Kate Bradley Stovall as a young woman, 1910-1920

Description:: Kate Bradley Stowall was the wife of William Stowall. She lived her last days in San Bernardino, California. Mr. Stowall was in the bank industry.
Date:: [1880-1920]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Josephine Allensworth, circa 1890

Description:: 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.
Date:: [circa 1890]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Josephine Allensworth, circa 1880

Description:: Studio portrait of Josephine Allensworth wearing a gold watch pinned to her elaborate dress, wife of Colonel Allen Allensworth.
Date:: [circa 1880]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Josephine Allensworth, circa 1870

Description:: 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.
Date:: [circa 1870]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Josephine Allensworth, circa 1870

Description:: Studio portrait of Josephine Allensworth, wife of Colonel Allen Allensworth.
Date:: [circa 1870]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

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