Harris, Maria
    by Julia Munro

JUEL ID/KEY: P48794

"Maria Harris," a photograph by Rufus W. Holsinger taken on August 12, 1918.

A Maria Harris is listed in the Charlottesville City Directory, 1914-15: "Harris Maria, laundress h[ome] 300 10th N W" (p. 99). This may or may not be the same Maria Harris as pictured below.

Additional information about Maria Harris 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) in the portrait, but rather the name of the person who paid for the portrait when it was taken (the date and name associated with each photograph is from the business ledgers of R. W. Holsinger).Harris, Maria 
Sources

- "Harris, Maria" 1918-08-12 photograph in UVA Library Catalogue (X06570A) 

- Charlottesville City Directory, 1914-15 [Hathi Trust]

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, February 16). Maria Harris. Holsinger Portrait Project. https://juel.iath.virginia.edu/node/1650

  • MLA Citation:

    Munro, Julia F. "Maria Harris." Holsinger Portrait Project. Univ. Virginia (2022, February 16). Web. [Date accessed].

First published: October 2 2020

 

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