Guide to the Rushing Family Photograph Collection
Guide to the Rushing Family Photograph Collection
Collection number: MS 216
African American Museum & Library at OaklandOakland, California
- Processed by:
- Kye Ocasio-Pare
- Date Completed:
- 7/14/2018
- Encoded by:
- Kye Ocasio-Pare
Scope and Content of Collection
Military
Young man in army service uniform [034] circa 1910s
Rudolph White in WWI uniform, front "Rondife (?) White, France Thondife (?)" reverse "Roudoph White Photo…Mrs. Mercy Rushing, Arcadia La…your brother, Rudolph White..Co…19…Eng (?) aRC…Bordeaux France" Bordeaux France [062] circa 1910s
Group of men in military uniforms, Rudolph White identified with letter "R", caption "Mr. M. R Rushing "Bordeaux France [063] circa 1910s
A portrait of a young man in WWI uniform, reverse "The Trost Studio Port Arthur Texas." [065] circa 1910s
Jason Gibson in WWI uniform standing outside barn-like structure, caption "Mr. Jason Gibson" [066] circa 1910s
Portrait of a young man in Navy dress uniform [140] circa 1940s
Portrait of a young man in Navy dress uniform [141] circa 1940s
Portrait of a young man in Navy dress uniform [142] circa 1940s
Young man in military service uniform, reverse inscription "G.I. 20771 [?]" [163] circa 1940s
Two women sitting on either side of a man in a military uniform [146] undated
Louisiana
Woman and two girls standing on porch of house, reverse "Ewing Kodak Dept Baton Rouge LA" [001] circa 1920s
Class portrait of a teacher Mrs. Johnson and ~40 students. Caption, "Bienville Parish Training School. 'Complements [sic]' of Mrs. Johnson and her students." Reverse caption, "Smile at a vacant hour of [illegible] [?] Etta B. Rushing Arcadia La Box 292" [162] circa 1930s
Photo booth portrait of man, caption "Edward King P.I. Box 44+ Simsboro LA" [009] circa 1940s
Studio portrait of a man in a suit and tie. Reverse, "Mitchell Studio, P.O. Box 342, Minden Louisiana" [136] circa 1940s
Studio portrait of a woman. Reverse, "Mitchell Studio, P.O. Box 342, Minden Louisiana" [137] circa 1940s
Studio portrait of a woman. Reverse, "Mitchell Studio, P.O. Box 342, Minden Louisiana" [138] circa 1940s
Studio portrait of a woman. Reverse, "Mitchell Studio, P.O. Box 342, Minden Louisiana" [139] circa 1940s
Photo booth portrait of woman, caption "Mable Virginia Lyles Arcadia, LA" [010] undated
Woman standing next to chair with house in background, caption "Minden, Louisiana, Talalie Mal Caldwell" [024] undated
Two young men posing with two young women. Right side of photo is faded, caption "Etta B. Rushing, Mr. S. W. White of Arcadia, LA" [033] undated
Swanson White poses on a chair in yard, caption "Swanson White photo" [068] undated
Swanson White in suit and tie poses outside , caption "Mr. Swanson White Arcadia LA" [069] undated
A Get Well Card with inserted photo, inscription, "Frankie". Reverse of photo, "Mitchell Studio, P.O. Box 342, Minden Louisiana" [128] undated
Souvenir photo of a man in cardstock frame. Reverse caption: "Mr. A. Compliments of Mr. Judge Alexander, Arcadia Louisiana" [134] undated
Three women in coats outside, etching caption, "Three Sisters". Reverse caption: Mrs. Mary Larden [?], Mrs. Pinki Harris, Mrs. Raslene Garry [?] of Clarks…[illegible]" [151] undated
California
Man standing in front of a house [address: 1772 [?] St, oakland, ca [?] [152] circa 1940s
Woman in front of Pullman Liquor Store 1722 7th street Oakland, CA. Reverse caption "S.P." [153] circa 1940s
Woman crouched down with young child on sidewalk in front of Par-T-Pak advertisement [170] circa 1950s
Man stands on steps in front of Victorian houses [188] circa 1950s
Man stands next to steps of a Victorian house [194] circa 1950s
Man stands in front of shelves of A/V equipment in store [185] circa 1960s
Photo of two-story Victorian house with a car parked in front. [184] undated
Woman leaning on stair railing [190] undated
Young boy poses on sidewalk next to house [191] undated
Two women sit in bar or restaurant. Reverse caption, "Ella Ann Liggons, 400 Ripley, Richmond, Calif." [197] undated
Souvenir National Park
Oneonta Bluff and Tunnel Columbia River Hwy souvenir photo [097] undated
Multnomah Falls Columbia River Highway Oregon souvenir photo [098] undated
West Gate Yellowstone National Park at West Yellowstone souvenir photo [099] undated
Vista House, Crown Point Columbia River Highway, Oregon souvenir photo [100] undated
Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone Park souvenir photo [101] undated
Upper Falls Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone souvenir photo [102] undated
Great Falls of the Yellowstone National Park souvenir photo [103] undated
Sylvan Lake, Cody Way to Yellowstone souvenir photo [104] undated
Rowena Loops-Columbia River Highway, Oregon souvenir photo [105] undated
Mother Bear and Her Three Cubs, Yellowstone National Park souvenir photo [106] undated
Mt. Hood from Lost Lake, Oregon souvenir photo [107] undated
Mitchell Point, Columbia River Highway, Oregon souvenir photo [108] undated
Columbia River Gorge, Columbia River Highway, Oregon souvenir photo [109] undated
Lake Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park souvenir photo [110] undated
Inspiration Point, Columbia River Highway, Oregon souvenir photo [111] undated
Vista House, Crown Point Columbia River Highway, Oregon souvenir photo [112] undated
Gallatin Way to Yellowstone National Park souvenir photo [113] undated
Switchbacks of Top of Beartooth Plateau souvenir photo [114] undated
Oneonta Gorge, Columbia River Hwy souvenir photo [115] undated
Aerial View of Bonneville Dam, Columbia River Hwy souvenir photo [116] undated
Cooke City, Montana, Yellowstone National Park souvenir photo [117] undated
Morning Glory Pool, Yellowstone National Park souvenir photo [118] undated
Eagle Nest Rock, Gardiner Canyon souvenir photo [119] undated
Fire Hole River, Yellowstone National Park souvenir photo [120] undated
Wahkeena Falls, Columbia River Hwy, Oregon souvenir photo [121] undated
Shepperds Dell, Columbia River Highway, Oregon souvenir photo [122] undated
Horsetails Falls, Columbia River Highway, Oregon souvenir photo [123] undated
Kepler Cascades, Yellowstone National Park souvenir photo [124] undated
Cleopatra Terrace, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park souvenir photo [125] undated
Assorted
Woman on bench holding infant with man's hand pointing at them, caption "Please send back Dorothy + Betty Jean I am borrowing this one to let you see Babe" [003] 1927
Young boy sitting on porch with infant caption "Sunday May 2nd, 1927", reverse caption "Cecil and Betty Jean Gordon. Arnita Baby on our door steps" [026] 1927
Young woman standing behind a burial mound , reverse Fox-Tone Print August 1953 [027] 1953
A graduation portrait of a young woman in a cardstock frame, reverse, "Class of '67. Easton's Studio-Muskogee". [129] 1967
Jinsun Park posing for a portrait, reverse caption, "To: my good America [sic] friend. 10 Sep, 1967 [?] from Korea [sic] friend Jinsun Park." [164] 1967
A portrait of a man and woman sitting with a child each on their laps, reverse caption " Dad +Mother, Martha+Ella" [079] circa 1860s
Woman in mourning dress, caption "Aunt Elizabeth Dearth-My Great Aunt" S.B. Brown, Photographer, 101 Westminster Street , Prov R.I. [031] circa 1870s
Four women posed in front of building, three of them in uniform skirts [055] circa 1910s
A portrait of Louie Heath in buttoned jacket on curved bench, reverse caption "Mr. Louie Heath Photo" [064] circa 1910s
A young girl posing with umbrella in hand standing next to a chair with a clock on it, partial caption "S W---e[?]" [080] circa 1910s
Man and woman posing for portrait [081] circa 1910s
Man standing in suit and tie [086] circa 1910s
Woman sitting with a 2 children standing beside her, reverse caption "Miss Edna Wimberly, Daughter Lucil [sic?] & Son Laufett" [088] circa 1910s
A man in a suit and woman in a white dress pose for a portrait [091] circa 1910s
A woman poses for a portrait, reverse caption "Best wishes to you, not very good Rosalene" [092] circa 1910s
A fragment of a portrait of a woman sitting, reverse caption "Miss Sallie Bell Goree[?]" [093] circa 1910s
Portrait of two young women [094] circa 1910s
Three women stand on the steps of a walkway or bridge [150] circa 1910s
Two men and older woman posing together with small child, caption "William Potter requests the favor of his mother to let him have a secret laboratory location unknown to the author" [032] circa 1920s
Woman lying in grassy field, small house in background,reverse "Ewing Kodak Dept Baton Rouge LA" [046] circa 1920s
Three women in white dresses in front of palm trees, man in background [051] circa 1920s
Man in bowler hat and suit standing next to late 1910s/early 1920s Packard car, house in background [076] circa 1920s
Diamond portrait of a woman [148] circa 1920s
Photo of man and woman [145] circa 1930s
Portrait of man wearing suit and hat [008] circa 1940s
portrait of woman in front of backdrop [012] circa 1940s
portrait of woman in front of backdrop [013] circa 1940s
portrait of man [016] circa 1940s
Man standing in yard by side of a house, caption "Spuds, Rice, Butter, Same kind meat, pork chop" [030] circa 1940s
Four men in metal helmets standing on railroad tracks [050] circa 1940s
Portrait of a man and woman on a lawn [154] circa 1940s
Portrait of a man and woman on a lawn [155] circa 1940s
Three men posing with etched caption, "Louie, Me, Shampson [?]" Reverse caption "With all my love, Charles" [156] circa 1940s
Portrait of a man in a suit and tie [159] circa 1940s
Portrait of a man in a suit and tie [160] circa 1940s
Man in suit leaning next to a bar counter [147] circa 1950s
Five children posing for photo on couch. Caption"Chris,Steve, Jary, Betsy, Jeff" [158] circa 1950s
Portrait of a woman [161] circa 1950s
People seated at a table in the Rainbow Club [167] circa 1950s
Man standing in unidentified bar. Reverse, caption "Mr. S[?] Charles [Unreadable]." [200] circa 1950s
Man standing next to late 1940s Pontiac car, CA plate 3CZ 415, caption "8-'51" [005] circa 1951
Five children posing for photo in yard. Caption"Chris 15, Betsy 8, Steve 16, Jeff 11, Jary 13" [157] circa 1960s
Woman and man sitting in a bar [171] circa 1960s
Two women and a man seated on a couch in a living room [172] circa 1960s
Woman leaning over vanity table with a cigarette [173] circa 1960s
Woman sitting at a bar [174] circa 1960s
Woman and two men at bar counter [175] circa 1960s
Woman and man standing next to car on the side of a street [176] circa 1960s
Man standing in front of train car [177] circa 1960s
Three men and a woman posing together [178] circa 1960s
Two women sitting on a couch together in living room [179] circa 1960s
Man in suit sitting on couch. Head of another man with cigarette in frame [180] circa 1960s
Two women and a man seated on a couch in a living room [181] circa 1960s
Two men sitting on an orange couch at night. Reverse, Polaroid Land ordering form. [182] circa 1960s
A woman standing in front of a house [201] circa 1960s
Framed photo of a man and woman in formal wear stand in front of a fireplace. [202] circa 1960s
Portrait of man wearing polo and suit jacket [007] circa 1980s
Three men in a commercial kitchen [189] Feb 1955
Woman standing next to small house with large tree in background [002] undated
Young woman standing on wooden fence man in background with jacket over his head [004] undated
Young child sitting for portrait [006] undated
portrait of woman in front of tropical patterned backdrop [011] undated
portrait of girl in front of backdrop [014] undated
portrait of girl in front of backdrop [015] undated
portrait of woman in front of backdrop [017] undated
portrait of woman in front of backdrop [018] undated
Man and woman standing together outdoors, caption "Sula Maud Rushing 89" Fox Photo [019] undated
Three young men standing together in a field, caption "Mr. S.S. Issacc Mr. Tommie Bell Mr T.S. Issacc" Fox Photo [020] undated
Three young men standing together in a field, caption "Sallie Sallie Jackson" Fox Photo [021] undated
Man sitting in a chair in a field, reverse Fox Photo [022] undated
Man standing in front of small house with snow on ground, reverse Fox Photo [023] undated
Man standing in muddy field [025] undated
Two men facing each other in a playful boxing stance in "Just Pals" frame [028] undated
Woman in white dress standing in field in front of palm trees [029] undated
Two young women in matching skirts and blouses facing each other and holding each other's hand. [035] undated
Two women posed with two young boys on beach [036] undated
Young woman in cap and gown graduation portrait [037] undated
Young woman in cap and gown graduation portrait [038] undated
Man in wheelchair holding young child in front of house [039] undated
Portrait of man wearing a hat in front of backdrop [040] undated
Portrait of man wearing a hat & glasses in front of backdrop [041] undated
Young girl in front of steps of house, caption "Little [unreadable]" [042] undated
Woman holding baby standing In field in front of trees [043] undated
Young woman in cap and gown graduation portrait [044] undated
Young child sitting in a chair in a field [045] undated
Blurred photo of seven women posing together in field with trees in the background, reverse "Ewing Kodak Dept Baton Rouge LA" [047] undated
Man and woman posing in front of dilapidated building [048] undated
Four children, two boys and two girls, posed sitting on grass in front of side of a house [049] undated
Woman interacting with two young children in grassy yard, man and another woman in background [052] undated
Woman posing on stool in front of house, caption "Manila White" [053] undated
Blurred photo of 5-7 women posing in car, "Ewing Kodak" [054] undated
Young woman in cap and gown graduation portrait [056] undated
Man in suit poses for portrait [057] undated
Man in suit and tie poses for portrait [058] undated
Man in suit and tie poses for portrait [059] undated
Man in suit poses for portrait [060] undated
Man in suit, tie and hat poses for portrait, caption "from Ike to Babydoll" [061] undated
Young man posing in suit and tie in yard, identical jacket to Swanson White [067] undated
Baby posed in armchair [070] undated
Baby posed on hardback chair, caption "From Baby" [071] undated
Two girls stand and toddler sits on tricycle in front of porch, reverse "E.W. Frazier Photographer" [072] undated
Woman stands next to young man sitting in makeshift wheelchair-a chair affixed to a wagon [073] undated
4 young children posing in yard for portrait [074] undated
Portrait of man in suit in tie, reverse caption "I, Jacob" [075] undated
Man and woman pose in oval portrait, reverse caption "Mrs. Hallie Russo [?]" [077] undated
Annie Bell Ware standing with umbrella, reverse caption "Miss Annie Bell Ware" [078] undated
A woman sitting in a chair in front of cloth backdrop [082] undated
A woman posed standing in front of cloth backdrop [083] undated
A woman standing in front of wooden structure, reverse caption "Mrs. William Coppmer [?] Mrs. Rosilean Rushing [?] Claremore OKLa" [084] undated
Miss Hawk standing with her younger sister in front of cloth backdrop, caption "Miss Hawk and her sister" reverse caption "Miss Hawk and her little sister." [085] undated
Man sitting at desk with typewriter [087] undated
A man sitting for a portrait [089] undated
A young boy poses for a portrait , caption "J.E. Miller K.C. MO", reverse caption, "Mr. Cecial [sic?] Harris 1007 ----[?]KC, MO" [090] undated
Portrait of a man in a suit and tie [095] undated
Portrait of woman, reverse caption "Eula Mae[?]" [096] undated
Boy holding small dog sitting against a brick building. [130] undated
A crowd on a beach [131] undated
Young boy standing in front of a waterfall [132] undated
Bear standing near the side of a road [133] undated
Portrait of young man in suit and tie [135] undated
Portrait photo of a young girl [143] undated
Portrait photo of a young girl [144] undated
Portrait of a young woman [149] undated
Portrait of a man. Reverse caption "49Q" [165] undated
Man in polo leaning on railing. [166] undated
Blurred photo of young woman standing in front of houses and a picket fence [168] undated
Young woman standing in a yard [169] undated
Photo of two-story home surrounded by trees. Reverse caption, "Old Home at Goshin [sic], Connecticut". [183] undated
Man and woman sit at a bar counter [186] undated
Two men and a woman sitting at a bar together. [187] undated
A man and woman in white server uniforms stand behind bar counter [192] undated
Child crouches and smiles towards the camera [193] undated
Bartender in white server uniform wipes counter and smiles behind the bar counter [195] undated
Three young girls sit on the grass with Easter baskets [196] undated
A group of 14 people dressed in formal wear gather around a table laid with food. [198] undated
A portrait of a woman with flowers in her hair [199] undated
Man standing in front of a house [address: 1772 [?] St, Oakland, ca [?] [152] circa 1940s
Postcard with caption, "4 Reasons I like Women Over Forty: 1. They Don't Tell, 2. They Don’t Yell 3. They Don’t Swell 4. And They're Grateful as Hell" reverse, "Laff Card, Cooper's Photo Gt Falls, Mont." undated
Appointment Card, "Dr. Galen H. Drury, Dr. M.G. Harvey Exodontia. 414 13th street (3rd Floor) Oakland 12. Calif." Reverse, stamped "Dr. Longfellow Clark" undated