Table Seven at 50th Anniversary Dinner

Photograph

Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Table Seven at 50th Anniversary Dinner

Entry/Object ID

2021.6.46

Description

Color photograph. Rectangular. Shot landscape orientation. Pictured are eight individuals seated at a round table. There is a large floral arrangement centerpiece on the table. On the reverse, "5515" is written in blue ink in the bottom right corner. The reverse also includes a small label that lists in handwritten cursive the names of all the individuals in the photo. The names are not written in sequential left to right order, meaning most of them cannot be identified.

Made/Created

Notes

Original

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

Reverse, center

Transcription

TABLE Seven Dr/M Webb Jones M/M James Luie (?) Virginia Babcock Hon/M Victor Thomas Michelle Colbert

Language

English

Material/Technique

Ink

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. Virginia Babcock (1920–2010) was a Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation Auxiliary member and an organizing member of the Red Hill Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was also the sister of Charles T. Moses, Jr. (1922–2002), who also attended the event. Moses Jr. served as mayor of Appomattox from 1958 to 1960 and as a member of the advisory board of the Patrick Henry Boys' and Girls' Plantation. 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.