Washington, Tillie
    by Julia Munro

JUEL ID/KEY: P48992

"Tillie Washington," a photograph by Rufus W. Holsinger taken on January 04, 1913.

The gentleman in this photo is also seen in an later portrait taken November 30, 1918, labelled "Tal Washington."  The subject, however, looks to be about the same age, and even is very similarly dressed, in both photos. Likely there was an error in transcribing the date (1918/1913) and name. 

Additional information about Tillie / Tal 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, Tillie
Sources

- "Tillie Washington," 1913-01-04 photograph in UVA Library Catalogue (X00992A)

 

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 28). Tillie Washington. Holsinger Portrait Project. https://juel.iath.virginia.edu/node/1933

  • MLA Citation:

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

First published: November 9, 2020

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