J. W. Blythe, Photographic Art Studio, 10 Court Square, Montgomery, Alabama. Kathryn J. Boskins Barr organized an employment agency in Los Angeles which later became the Los Angeles Urban League. J. W. Blyth was a photographer working in Montgomery Co. 1890-1899. Studio portrait of Katherine J. Boskins Barr, in a light-colored dress with a light colored fur stole, seated in a carved wooden chair with an oriental carpet draped over the top. Written on back of photo: Dr. A. E. [Elmer Ellsworth] Barr came to Calif. in 1897 from Chicago. He was born in Mattoon, Ill., Aug. 24, 1867. His marriage to Katherine J. Boskins took place in Chicago, Aug. 19, 1894. They had a son named Elmer. Mrs. S. C. Barr, the doctor's mother, lived in L. A. also.
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Clubwomen Los Angeles Urban League Barr, Kathryn J. Boskins, 1872-1931
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