Doc Elzie Ruth [1866-1940] and Elizabeth Lib (Supler) Ruth [1866-1947]

Photograph

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Greene Connections

Name/Title

Doc Elzie Ruth [1866-1940] and Elizabeth "Lib" (Supler) Ruth [1866-1947]

Entry/Object ID

2021.9.22

Description

Cabinet card of Doc Elzie Ruth [1866-1940] and his wife Elizabeth "Lib" (Supler) Ruth [1866-1947]. Handwritten inscription reads, "Doc & Lib Ruth." Original, professional photograph from Rogers, Wilson Building, Waynesburgh, Pa.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Cabinet Card

Subject Person or Organization

Ruth, Doc Elzie [1866-1940], Supler, Minerva Elizabeth [1866-1947]

Collection

Wayne Carl Swart Collection

Made/Created

Studio

Rogers Studio

Date made

circa 1890 - circa 1900

Place

Location

Pennsylvania / Greene County / Waynesburg

Lexicon

Search Terms

Supler family, Ruth family

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

SUPL-AN002-0013

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Supler Series - Wayne Carl Swart Collection

Notes

The Wayne Carl Swart Collection items were passed down by multiple relatives and assembled by Wayne Carl Swart - son of Walter Howard Swart [1903-1945] and Silvie Olive Clutter [1905-1992]. Mr. Swart shared his collection with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project in 2021. SOURCE CITATION: Doc Elzie Ruth [1866-1940] and his wife Elizabeth "Lib" (Supler) Ruth [1866-1947]; image by Rogers, Wilson Building, Waynesburgh, Pa., circa 1890-1900; item no. SUPL-AN002-0013, Supler Series, Wayne Carl Swart Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).