Florence Childress photograph   Save
National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center
Description: This portrait photograph shows Florence Childress, cousin-in-law of Felma Harper Washington. She stands with her back to the camera, facing to the right and is wearing a coat with what appears to be a feather or fur collar and a dangling teardrop-shaped earring. This photograph is part of the Felma Harper Washington Collection. Felma Harper Washington was a leader, minister, musician, writer and historian in Bellfontaine, Ohio. Born in Bellefontaine in 1903, she traveled the country working with the African Methodist Episcopal Church (A.M.E. Church) and married Reverend Edward Washington. She founded the Harper Memorial Library and the Museum of African-American Historical Research. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS2034_B12_F08_001
Subjects: African Americans; Portrait photography;
Places: National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center