Copyright: 2018.8.72 Beshears Family, bride-groom, c. 1920
Name/Title
Beshears Family: Wedding Photo of Bridge & Groom
Entry/Object ID
P2018.8.72
Description
Beshears Family: Wedding Photo of Bridge & Groom. c. 1920. Unidentified photo of black man in tuxedo (most likely Dr. Rufus Preston Beshears) and his bride in white, with bouquet of roses. This is same man as in 2018.8.41 F.
Made/Created
Artist
unknown
Studio
Unknown
Date made
1920
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: 2 ½" x 3½"
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.
