Ruth Leeds Love photograph collection

Ruth Leeds Love photograph collection, 1914-1980s

Overview of the Collection

Collector

Love, Ruth Leeds

Title

Ruth Leeds Love photograph collection

Dates

1914-1980s (inclusive)

Quantity

129 photos (1 box) ; sizes vary

Collection Number

PH1169

Summary

The collection includes images of family members in Austria and the United States, Otto Braun in the Austrian Army during WWI, and the Brauns fruit stand business in Florida.

Repository

University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu

Access Restrictions

The collection is open to the public. Selections of collection are available on digital site. Use digital site to preserve original photographs.

Additional Reference Guides

These materials form part of the Ruth Leeds Love papers , which are described and indexed in the guide to the Ruth Leeds Love Papers, Manuscript Accession No. 5751-001 .

Languages

English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Ruth Love is the granddaughter of Alice Lowenstein and the niece of Edith Braun. Flora Kleinmann, also known as "Gute Mutter" is her great grandmother. Flora's daughter Alice, married Ferdinand Lowenstein and had two children, Egon and Edith. Egon married Trude Furnberg and had a daughter, Inge Ruth. Edith married Leopold Reingruber (Boxl), her first husband, in Austria. Edith would later marry Otto Braun in the United States. Inge Ruth and her parents, Alice's son Egon Loewenstein and his wife Trude, moved to Seattle in 1946. Egon Herman Loewenstein became George Egon Leeds while in the United States. Inge Ruth Leeds later married Kenneth Love.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The photos date from the 1910s through the 1980s, some in Europe, some in the United States. Photos include Loewenstein and Kleinmann family members in Austria, Braun and Love family members in the United States, Otto Braun in the Austrian military (WWI) and the Braun fruit stand business in Florida.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Alternative Forms Available

View selections from the collection in digital format

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Donor: Ruth L. Love, October 30, 2000.

Processing Note

Processed by Don Romero; processing completed in 2013.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Flora KleinmannReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	item
1/1	1	Fanny Mattersdorf (Flora's mother) with Egon and Edith Erstes Wiener Kunstlicht-Atelier, Vienna (photographer)	circa 1910s
1/1	2	Portrait of Flora Kleinmann	undated
1/1	3-5	Holocaust Memorial showing Flora Kleinmann's name This is at the Stroum Jewish Community Center on Mercer Island, Washington.	1981

Loewenstein FamilyReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	item
1/2	6-7	Ferdinand Loewenstein sitting outdoors in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1914
1/2	8	Ferdinand Loewenstein posing in photographer's studio	circa 1910s
1/2	9	Ferdinand Loewenstein, possibly on a ship	undated
1/2	10	Two children, possibly Egon and Edith Loewenstein on walkway near trees	circa 1910s
1/2	11	Studio portrait of Egon, Alice and Edith Loewenstein in Vienna Erstes Wiener Kunstlicht-Atelier, Vienna (photographer)	1915
1/2	12	Probably Alice and Edith Loewenstein posing outdoors	circa 1915-1917
1/2	13	Egon holding baby Inge after a bath	1935
1/2	14	Trude sitting on bench wearing skis	1937
1/2	15	Trude sitting on park bench	1938
1/2	16a,b	Portrait of Alice Loewenstein This is a passport photo.16b has partial printing on it, likely from the American Consulate.	1938
1/2	17	Portrait of Alice Loewenstein wearing hat	1938
1/2	18	Alice Loewenstein Photo is the same as on her U.S. Certificate of Naturalization.	1945
1/2	19	Alice Loewenstein sitting indoors	1971
1/2	20	Portrait of a woman, possibly Loewenstein relative	undated

Edith and Otto Braun Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Edith Braun
Box/Folder	item
1/3	21	Edith Loewenstein Braun wearing swimsuit standing next to Leopold Reingruber (Boxl) and three women Written on verso: Center-Edith and Boxl, her first spouse. Others may include his mother and sister, for which reason he stayed in Austria among others.Boxl is Leopold Reingruber.	1930
1/3	22	Edith Loewenstein Braun wearing swimsuit standing next to Leopold Reingruber (Boxl )	1930
1/3	23	Trude, Edith Loewenstein Braun, Flora Kleinmann (Gute Mutter) and her sister Martischi in Vienna	1934
1/3	24	Edith Loewenstein Braun passport photo	1938
1/3	25	Edith Loewenstein Braun	undated
1/3	26	Edith Loewenstein Braun	undated
1/3	27	Edith Loewenstein Braun in front of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris	undated
1/3	28	Edith Loewenstein Braun wearing swimsuit standing on dock	undated
		Edith Loewenstein Braun and Otto Braun in the United States
Box/Folder	item
1/4	29	Edith and Otto Braun wearing swimsuits, probably at the beach	undated
1/4	30	Edith, Otto and Alice Vodecka next to Dodge sedan	July 1949
1/4	31	Edith on outdoor lounge chair with Otto and dog named Snoopy	circa late 1950s
1/4	32	Edith on outdoor lounge chair with dog named Snoopy	circa late 1950s
1/4	33	Otto on outdoor lounge chair with dog named Snoopy	circa late 1950s
1/4	34	Otto driving outboard boat with Edith seated in front	undated
1/4	35	Trude and Edith at motel swimming pool	circa 1960s
1/4	36	Edith and Egon at Mt. Rainier	July 1965
1/4	37	Edith standing next to man [Egon?] near body of water	1965
1/4	38	Possibly Alice, Edith's mother next to car overlooking valley	1965
1/4	39	Edith and probably Otto and another man standing on dock	1966
1/4	40	Edith with dog and possibly Trude sitting on rocks in forest	1970
1/4	41	Trude and Edith next to Conch Tour Train In Key West, Florida	1971
1/4	42	Edith with dog standing next to body of water	1971
1/4	43	Edith with dog and possibly Trude, sitting on wall at Crater Lake, Oregon	1977
1/4	44	Edith and another woman sitting on wall at Crater Lake, Oregon	1977
1/4	45	Edith and another woman with younger couple, probably Inge Ruth and Ken Love, holding a kite at Newport Beach, California	1977
1/4	46	Dog and cat lying on bed Written on verso: Edith's pets.	undated
1/4	47	Edith on balcony near beach	undated
1/4	48	Luncheon at Rathaus in Vienna; Dr. Stroer is the speaker Edwin Walter (photographer)	September 25, 1984
1/4	49	Edith sitting in chair outdoors Written on verso: Sunbathing beauty.	1986
		Otto Braun in Austrian Army Otto Braun served as a Cavalry officer in the Austrian Army during WW I.
Box/Folder	item
1/5	50	Otto Braun sitting for studio portrait in uniform	1914
1/5	51	Otto Braun in portrait with another man in uniform and man in a suit [possibly father and brother?] Both men are wearing Officers-Candidate insignias.	circa 1914-1915
1/5	52	Otto Braun in portrait with another man in uniform Both men are wearing Officers-Candidate insignias. The other officer is the same man in item 51.	circa 1914-1915
1/5	53	Otto Braun and another officer in front of covered wagon	1915
1/5	54	Otto Braun in group portrait of soldiers and officers	1915
1/5	55	Probably Otto Braun looking at overturned biplane in field	1915
1/5	56	Otto Braun in back seat of open car with driver	circa 1915
1/5	57	Otto Braun and another officer in front of camouflaged structure	circa 1915
1/5	58	Otto Braun sitting on fence or barricade	circa 1915
1/5	59	Otto Braun in dress uniform standing outside of building	circa 1915
1/5	60	Otto Braun in uniform with possible family members near table outdoors	circa 1915
1/5	61	Otto Braun and another officer	circa 1915
1/5	62	Probably Otto Braun on a horse	circa 1915
1/5	63	Patients and staff inside hospital It is unclear if Otto Braun is among those pictured.	circa 1915
1/5	64a,b	Otto Braun and his commander in front of wooden structure	1916
1/5	65a,b	Otto Braun sitting at table writing a letter 64b is a postcard version of the same image.	1916
		Otto Braun
Box/Folder	item
1/6	66	Probably Otto on skis with car in background	1937
1/6	67	Probably a passport or identity card photo of Otto Braun	undated
1/6	68	Otto probably with family members on outing	undated
1/6	69	Otto and possibly his wife posing indoors	undated
1/6	70	Portrait of Otto Braun	undated
1/6	71	Otto posing with two marlins and a dorado on dock Foto Astorga, Acapulco (photographer) Written on verso: Otto and his catch. He was an enthusiastic fisherman.	July 28, 1955
1/6	72	Otto wearing a sarape and straw hat posing next to child Written on verso: Otto in costume. Edith and Otto drove to Mexico for vacation frequently.	undated
1/6	73	House with Otto Braun Realty sign in front of it.	undated
1/6	74	Wooden hut with thatched roof, possibly in Austria	undated
1/6	75	Town on bank of lake, possibly in Austria	undated
1/6	76	Town square, possibly in Austria	undated
		Friends and Acquaintances of Otto Braun
Box/Folder	item
1/7	77	Portrait of a woman	1929
1/7	78	Portrait of a woman	1935
1/7	79	Woman posing in park	1938
1/7	80	Woman wearing fur coat leaning on railing	undated

Braun Fruit BusinessReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	item
1/8	81	Edith, Otto and another man in front of fruit stand	undated
1/8	82	Edith, Otto and another woman (possibly Alice) in front of fruit stand	undated
1/8	83	Fruit stand with woman behind counter	undated
1/8	84	Otto, Edith, and dog in front of fruit stand	1949
1/8	85	Edith standing in doorway of fruit stand	1950
1/8	86	Edith standing in doorway of fruit stand with Otto next to basket of fruit	1950
1/8	87	Edith handing or accepting papers from a man in front of fruit stand	circa 1952
1/8	88	Edith holding papers with dog next to her in front of fruit stand	circa 1952
1/8	89	Fruit stand building viewed from across the street	undated
1/8	90	Fruit stand building with two cars parked in front	circa 1959

Inge Ruth Leeds Love and Ken LoveReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	item
1/9	91-92	Inge Ruth Leeds Love and Ken Love with Edith and another man [Egon?] on beach	1965
1/9	93	Inge Ruth Leeds Love and Ken Love next to building on pier	undated
1/9	94	Inge Ruth Leeds Love and Ken Love sitting at table at Mt. Rainier	1986
1/9	95	Inge Ruth Leeds Love, Ken Love, Trude, and Erna sitting at table at Mt. Rainier	1986
1/9	96	Erna in front of Paradise Visitor Center at Mt. Rainier	1986
1/9	97	Erna in parking lot with Mt. Rainier in background	1986
1/9	98	Inge Ruth Leeds Love and Ken Love with beach in background	undated
1/9	99	Inge Ruth Leeds Love, Ken Love and another woman with beach in background	undated

Possible Family MembersReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	item
1/10	100	Portrait of a woman This is a small painting possibly on vellum or ivory.	undated
1/10	101	Man standing near tree in front of building in Vienna	undated
1/10	102	Man standing on lawn, possibly in a park in Vienna	undated
1/10	103	Man with elderly woman possibly in a park in Vienna	undated
1/10	104	Man wearing suit possibly in a park in Vienna	undated
1/10	105	Man and woman posing behind table with vases of flowers on it.	undated
1/10	106	Two women with Roman ruins in background	undated
1/10	107	Woman standing on road or path in forest	1944

Actresses/Performers PostcardsReturn to Top

Otto Braun apparently collected these postcards while he lived in Europe.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	item
1/11	108	Stefa Warrent wearing dark dress and mantilla	circa 1927
1/11	109	Marge Wolframm in dance pose Jacobi, Berlin (photographer)	circa 1928
1/11	110	Lottcheu wearing hat	1929
1/11	111	Woman in white dress Edith Barakovich, Vienna (photographer)	circa 1929
1/11	112	Woman wearing dark clothing and hat Willinger, Vienna (photographer)	circa 1929
1/11	113	Luria Egischa[?] in dance costume	circa 1929
1/11	114	Margitte and Mariya Steinberg, Berlin (photographer)	1934
1/11	115	Woman wearing white blouse Manger (photographer)	1935
1/11	116	Woman wearing head scarf	undated
1/11	117-118	Woman wearing pearls Godfried de Groot, Amsterdam (photographer)	undated
1/11	119	Woman wearing feathers Godfried de Groot, Amsterdam (photographer)	undated
1/11	120	Woman wearing robe Tayer [?],Vienna (photographer)	undated
1/11	121	Woman in white gown Residenz Atelier, Vienna (photographer)	undated
1/11	122	Woman in sweater and skirt Residenz Atelier, Vienna (photographer)	undated
1/11	123	Woman holding ski poles with mountains in background Echte Photographie (photographer)	undated
1/11	124	Margitte and Mariya in dance pose Steinberg, Berlin (photographer) This is not a postcard.	undated

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