Wood, Willie
by Julia Munro
JUEL ID/KEY: P48627
"Willie Wood," a photograph by Rufus W. Holsinger taken on December 20, 1916.
An African-American man of the same name is listed in the Charlottesville City Directory, 1914-15: "Wood William, waiter h[ome] 500m E South [Street]" (p. 197); it may or may not be the same individual as photographed below.
Additional information about Willie Wood will be added as it is researched.
NOTE that the name with which the portrait is labelled (or, labelled "untitled") is not necessarily the name of the sitter(s) photographed, but rather the name of the person who paid for it when it was taken (the date and name associated with each photograph is from the business ledgers of R. W. Holsinger).
Sources
- "Willie Wood," 12-20-1916 photograph in UVA Library Catalogue (X04704A)
SEE ALSO:
Holsinger Image Gallery of African Americans
J. F. Bell Funeral Home Records
Charlottesville City Directory, 1914-15 [Hathi Trust]
1870 & 1910 U. S. Census - Charlottesville & Esmont Communities
Cite This Entry
- APA Citation:
Munro, J.F. (2022, March 2). Willie Wood. Holsinger Portrait Project. https://juel.iath.virginia.edu/node/1460
- MLA Citation:
Munro, Julia F. "Willie Wood." Holsinger Portrait Project. Univ. Virginia (2022, March 2). Web. [Date accessed].
First published: January 7, 2020
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