Name/Title
Beshears Family Photos of Unidentified IndividualsEntry/Object ID
P2018.8.67Description
Beshears Family Photos of Unidentified Individuals, undated. Most likely photos of family members of Dr. Rufus Preston Beshears, a local black dentist. 13 snapshots, One man and 12 women. b/w.
A = Black man in suit and overcoat posed in front of house. c. 1940. b/w. 2¾" x 4½", poor condition. Hole at man's chine, Torn at top center.
B = Young Woman, portrait photo, She is wearing dark jacket over light blouse, pearl necklace and pearl-styled earrings. Her dark hair is pulled back, visible in back at nape. c. 1940. b/w. 2½" x 3½".
C = Young white woman in photo book snapshot. Dark hair, she is wearing a dark sweater over a ruffled blouse. c. 1940. Sepia, 1½" x 2". Poor condition. Cracked.
D = Young woman kneeling behind spotted dog. Taken outdoors. c. 1940. b/w. 2½" x 3½".
E = Young woman standing by concrete stairs, wearing white blouse/dark long skirt, houses in background. c. 1920. b/w. 2½" x 3½". Poor condition. Bottom left corner missing.
F = Mature woman in white dress standing in front of ornamental bushes. c. 1940. b/w. 2½" x 3½".
G = Young woman in white dress, posed with apartment complex in background, stamped "August 27, 1945, developed by Peoples Drug Store" on back. b/w, scalloped edges, 3" x 4¼".
H = Mature woman standing by tomato plants. b/w. "August 27, 1945, developed by Peoples Drug Store" on back. b/w, scalloped edges, 3" x 4¼".
I = Woman in plaid dress standing on sidewalk beside house. c. 1940. b/w. 2¾" x 3¾".
J = Mature woman in flowered dress & dark sweater, standing in front yard of house. c. 1940. b/w, scalloped edges, 3" x 4¼".
K = Woman in checked dress shaking rug, apartment complex in background (Same as G above). c. 1945, b/w, scalloped edges, 3" x 4¼".
L = Woman in white suit, dark broad-brimmed hat, standing on walk beside house. (Same woman as in 2018.8.66G). c. 1940. b/w. 3" x 4¾".
M = Woman seated in garden wearing white dress. b/w with scalloped edges. 3½" x 5¾".Made/Created
Studio
UnknownDate made
1940Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Beshears FamilyDimensions
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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.
