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James Rufus Portwig in his Navy uniform with Emily Brown Childress Portwig, 1940-1945

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Title: James Rufus Portwig in his Navy uniform with Emily Brown Childress Portwig, 1940-1945
Alternative Title: Emily and Rufus Portwig, and their residences
Date Created and/or Issued: [1940-1945]
1940/1945
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
Rights Information: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Description: James Rufus Portwig in his Navy uniform with Emily Brown Childress Portwig, probably during WWII. They are in a backyard in front of a barbeque.
James Rufus Portwig was a Naval officer and real estate businessman.
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.
Type: image
Identifier: uclalsc_1889_b11_f11_005a.tif
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Subject: African American civic leaders
African American pharmacists
African American businesspeople
Portwig, James Rufus, 1895-1969
Portwig, Emily Brown Childress, 1896-1960
Source: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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