Washington, Elsworth
    by Julia Munro

JUEL ID/KEY: P48989

"Elsworth Washington," a photograph taken by Rufus W. Holsinger on February 26, 1917.

The Charlottesville City Directory, 1914-15 has an entry about an Ellsworth Washington (note the alternate spelling of the first name); it may or may not be the same person who paid for the portrait below (Holsinger labelled the portraits by the name of the payee in his business ledgers): "Washington Ellsworth, driver Samuel J Robinson & Sons, h[ome] 702 Page" (p.186).

Additionally, the J. F. Bell Funeral Home database has an entry about an Ellsworth Washington (note the alternate spelling of the first name) that may be the same person as he whom paid for the portrait below: "Ellsworth Washington; born March 9, 1896 in Washington D. C. to parents William & Mary (Grigsby) Washington; spouse Lemmie; died October 7, 1936 in Charlottesville Virginia; buried in Lincoln Cemetery." 

Additional information about Elsworth Washington 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).
Washington, Elsworth
Sources

- "Elsworth Washington," 1917-02-26 photograph in UVA Library Catalogue (X04857A)

- Charlottesville City Directory, 1914-15 (p. 186) 

- J. F. Bell Funeral Home entry for Ellsworth Washington

 

SEE ALSO:

Holsinger Image Gallery of African America

 

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 28). Elsworth Washington. Holsinger Portrait Project. https://juel.iath.virginia.edu/node/1929

  • MLA Citation:

    Munro, Julia F. "Elsworth Washington." Holsinger Portrait Project. Univ. Virginia (2022, February 28). Web. [Date accessed].

First published: November 2, 2020

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