Copyright: 2018.8.58A Beshears Family, boy in sailor suit, c. 1900
Name/Title
Beshears Family Photos of Unidentified Males
Entry/Object ID
P2018.8.58
Description
Beshears Family Photos of Unidentified Males, undated. Most likely photos of family members of Dr. Rufus Preston Beshears, a local black dentist. 2 photos.
A = Boy about age 10 in sailor suit, standing on porch in front of door. c. 1900. b/w. on postcard, 3½" x 5½"
B = Teen boy in suit with arms folded, bust view. c. 1920. b/w. 5" x 7", in cardboard folio. (Not by a St. Joseph photographer).
Made/Created
Artist
unknown
Studio
Unknown
Date made
1937
Place
Location
UNKNOWN
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, Photographic
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Photograph
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Search Terms
Beshears Family
Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: Various
Condition
Overall Condition
Poor
Maintenance
Maintenance History
Date
Feb 18, 2018
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Rufus P. Beshears
Provenance
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.
