Color photograph. Rectangular. Shot landscape orientation. Pictured are eight dinner guests. Six are seated, and two gentlemen are standing. On the reverse, "5511" 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 not all individuals can be identified. Virginia English (Bruce English's wife) is the woman on the far left wearing a red dress with gray hair. Dr. Bruce English is the last gentleman seated on the right. He has a black bow tie and gray hair. Mark Couvillon is pictured standing on the far left. He wears a red tie.
Made/Created
Notes
Original
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Label
Location
Reverse, center
Transcription
TABLE THREE
Dr./M Bruce English
M/M John Howard
M/M Mark Couvillon
Dorothy Cults (?)
Mark Couvillon
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 M. S. English (1909–2006) was a PHMF trustee during this event. Dr. Bruce English (1921–2008) was her husband. Mrs. English was an avid historian and supporter of Red Hill. Mark Couvillon was a long-time Patrick Henry scholar, writing such books as "Patrick Henry's Virginia" (2001), "The Demosthenes of His Age" (2013), and "In Sickness and in Health" (2021).
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.
