Name/Title
Beshears Family Photos of Unidentified FemalesEntry/Object ID
P2018.8.57Description
Beshears Family Photos of Unidentified Females, undated. Most likely photos of family members of Dr. Rufus Preston Beshears, a local black dentist. 9 photos.
A = Formal portrait of black woman in 1900 style attire, dark bodice with high collar and long sleeves, long dark skirt, her hair pulled up into a roll. She is wearing a long chain necklace & chain bracelet. Seated. May say "Tyler" on back. Sepia. 3½" x 5½" on 5" x 7" cardboard mat. Poor Condition, dirty.
B = Formal portrait, young black woman, bust view. c. 1900 She is wearing dark bodice with white embroidery at neck, satin bow tied at throat. She wears her hair up. b/w. oval, 3½" x 5".
C = Formal portrait, mature black woman, c. 1900. bust view, wearing dark pleated bodice with laced-edged high collar, brooch pinned at her throat, her hair worn up with two curls pulled down on either side of forehead. Brom-Hassebrue, Photographers, St. Joseph, MO. b/w. 3" x 4", oval, on black cardboard mat, 4" x 6½".
D = Formal portrait young black woman, c. 1900. wearing white lace bodice with high collar, 2 necklaces. She wears her hair up. bust view. oval. Sepia. 3½" x 5" on tan cardboard mat 4½" x 6"
E = Formal Portrait, Fashionable young black woman, standing in front of low picket fence. She is wearing a light suit with jacket and long skirt, holding gloves. She is wearing a dark broad rimmed hat. c. 1910. J.W. Bradford, Photographer, St. Joseph. (Most likely Teenia Beshears, Rufus's first wife. See 2018.8.70 for identified photo similar to this) b/w. in 4" x 6" oval. in cardboard folio.
F = Formal Portrait, Young black woman in evening dress, bust view. Her dress is barely visible below her bare shoulders, where white straps appears. She is wearing pearls and pearl dangle earrings, with her hair up. c. 1940. Shultz Studio, Photographer, St. Joseph, MO. Could this be Teenia Beshears, Rufus's first wife?). Sepia, 4½" x 6" Oval in cardboard folio.
G = Formal portrait. Black teen girl. Bust view. She is wearing velvet dress with large front buttons, no collar. Ornamental necklace. Her neck length hair is worn down, tied in at top back with dark bow. "Love to Auntie & Uncle Rufus, '37" Patton's Studio, Chicago. b/w. 5" x 7" in cardboard folio.
H = Formal Portrait, young black woman, with waved, short hair. bust view, wearing dark dress with open neck, and white collar. Backdrop outdoor scene. b/w. 4" x 6" in cardboard folio.
I = Toddler in long white dress, standing next to white chair. c. 1900. "Henrietta" handwritten on back. b/w. 4" x 5½" on cardboard backing. Poor condition.Made/Created
Studio
UnknownDate made
1900 - 1937Notes
Date: 1937Lexicon
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Beshears FamilyDimensions
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Person or Organization
Rufus P. BeshearsPerson or Organization
Teenia 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, Kelsy Beshears. Her son, Jerry Cooper, lived in the complex even after Kelsy's death. Donated by member of local NAACP.
