Image / Josephine Allensworth, circa 1870

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Title: Josephine Allensworth, circa 1870
Alternative Title: Allensworth family
Date Created and/or Issued: [circa 1870]
1870
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
Rights Information: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Description: Studio portrait of Josephine Allensworth, wife of Colonel Allen Allensworth.
After his retirement from the military in 1906, Colonel Allen Allensworth founded the town of Allensworth in 1908, with the idea that African Americans could own property, learn, thrive, and live the American Dream. It was named by Lt. Colonel Allen Allensworth. It had a school system by 1910. With the death of Colonel Allensworth in 1914, the town experienced extreme losses, coupled with severe drought and decreased crop yields. Many residents left the area following World War I. The town was memorialized as a state park in 1974, and hosts events annually to preserve its history.
Written on back of photo: Mrs. Allen (Josephine) Allensworth
Type: image
Identifier: uclalsc_1889_b05_f06_001a.tif
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Subject: African American women
Allensworth, Josephine, 1852-1939
Source: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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