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Title
Emily Brown Childress Portwig, Los Angeles, 1930s-1940s
Alternative Title
Emily Brown Childress Portwig, pharmacist
Date Created and/or Issued
[1930s-1940s]
1930/1950
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
Rights Information
spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Description
Emily Brown Childress Portwig was a Los Angeles pharmacist and civic leader. She married Anderson V. Childress in 1909. She was widowed by 1930. She was married to James Rufus Portwig in 1933.
Portrait of Emily Brown Childress Portwig.
Written on photograph: To Emily & George / "Dear"
Type
image
Identifier
uclalsc_1889_b11_f10_001.tif
ark:/21198/z10g536j
Subject
African American civic leaders
African American pharmacists
Portwig, Emily Brown Childress, 1896-1960
Source
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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