Name/Title
Beshears Family Photos of Unidentified ChildrenEntry/Object ID
P2018.8.68Description
Beshears Family Photos of Unidentified Children undated. Most likely photos of family members of Dr. Rufus Preston Beshears, a local black dentist. 7 snapshots, b/w.
A = Boy c. age 7, wearing white shirt. Photo booth photo, c. 1940. b/w. 1½" x 1¾"
B = Boy c. age 13, Portrait photo, oval on cardboard mat. Boy in light double-breasted suit. head shot. Small. Sepia., 1" x 1½" on 'x 3" mat.
C = Girl, c. age 4 with doll, sitting in child's chair, taken outside on walk in front of house. "Uhlman's Photographer, June 14, 1927, St. Joseph, MO" stamped on back. b/w. 2½" x 3½".
D = Boy in white shirt/tie/slacks, c. age 10. standing at chopping block. "11-26-33" handwritten at bottom of photo. b/w. 2½" x 3¾. Poor condition. cracked, torn down right side.
E = Boy in light suit/cap, c. age 6, standing on walk in front of house. c. 1930, "Hardendorf's Camera Shop, Cedar Rapids, IA" stamped on back. b/w. faded, 2½" x 3½"
F = Two boys with basketball, c. ages 6 and 8, taken outside in treed area. c. 1940. b/w. 2½" x 3½".
G = Girl toddler, with teddy bear standing in front of bench. c. 1940. b/w, scalloped edges, 2¾" x 4". fading.Made/Created
Studio
UnknownDate made
1937Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Beshears FamilyDimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: VariousRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Rufus P. BeshearsProvenance
Notes
Items found in basement of Brookdale East Apt. Complex, the first public housing project in St. Joseph, established through the efforts of activist, Kelsey Beshears. Her son, Jerry Cooper, lived in the complex even after Kelsey's death. Donated by member of local NAACP.
