Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Jefferson African American Heritage Center Family Photo Day FlipBook, Collection number , Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society

Acquisition Information

Unknown.

Biographical Information

These portraits are the work of Rufus W. Holsinger, a Charlottesville photographer who worked from the 1890's through his death in 1931. March 9, 2019- Family Photo Day hosted by Jefferson African American Heritage Center, where local residents could view photos in the Holsinger collection and identify and provide more information about the people in the photos.

Scope and Content

The photos are organized in 8 volumes of flipbooks, in alphabetical order*

Vol.1: CS Allen- A.R. Carrol

Vol.2: Alice Carter - Andrew Givens

Vol.3: Lucy Givens - Mattie Jones

Vol.4: Nellie Jones - Edna Monroe

Vol.5: Lillie Monroe - Cythia Slaughter

Vol.6: Frank Slaughter - Nannie Williams

Vol.7: Eudora Willis - Untitled 3 Locations

Vol.8: Postmorten Images

Arrangement

8 flipbooks, listed alphabetically*

*Order is based on entries in Holsinger's business ledgers for payment (the name therefore may not be the name of the subject in the photo, rather just who paid for the photo).

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Holsinger's Studio (Charlottesvilla, Va.)
• Jefferson African American Heritage Center(Charlottesvilla, Va.

Subjects:

• African Americans--Photographs--Virginia--Charlottesville