Elizabeth Whitehouse & Lucretia Whitehouse at 50th Anniversary Dinner

Photograph

Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Elizabeth Whitehouse & Lucretia Whitehouse at 50th Anniversary Dinner

Entry/Object ID

2021.6.22

Description

Color photograph. Rectangular. Shot landscape orientation. Ms. Elizabeth Whitehouse (left) and Mrs. Lucretia Whitehouse (right) are dressed in formal wear and appear to be looking at something that is blocked from view by the man in a suit standing in the foreground. On the reverse, "5465" is written in blue ink in the bottom right corner. There is also a small label attached.

Made/Created

Notes

Original

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

Reverse center

Transcription

l-r Ms. Elizabeth Whitehouse Mrs. Lucretia Whitehouse

Language

English

Material/Technique

Label

Provenance

Notes

The PHMF Golden Anniversary Celebration was held on Thursday, October 27, 1994 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Foundation's establishment. The PHMF was incorporated on October 27, 1944. The event was held at the Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, Virginia. Mrs. Lucretia Whitehouse was a PHMF trustee at the time of the event. Staff found this photograph in the existing files of Red Hill's collection and accessioned it on May 30, 2024, due to its importance to PHMF's institutional history.