Index to Safety Negative Portraits in the Erik Overbey Collection

There are more than 14,000 safety portraits in the Erik Overbey Collection. Nitrate film, the immediate predecessor to safety film, was and is flammable. Thus, the reason for the name "safety." These portraits were taken between the Second World War and the 1960s, and came into USA Archives' possession in 1978. Those interested in portraits of Mobilians taken from the 1880s to c. 1915 should see the Index to Overbey Glass Plate Portraits. Those interested in portraits made between the First and Second World Wars should consult the Index to Overbey Nitrate Portraits. Researchers should keep in mind that there is some overlap, so, if you are interested in a portrait made in, say, 1949, you should check both the Nitrate and Safety indexes. Or, if you are interested in a portrait taken in 1911, you should check both the Glass and Nitrate indexes.

This index is arranged alphabetically by last name. It also lists the subject of the portrait, the date the portrait was taken, the size of the negative, and the number of negatives contained in each negative sleeve. Please see the key below for an explanation of the various abbreviations used in this index.To order a reprint of one of these portraits, please see our reproduction services page. It will detail the cost, sizes offered, and delivery time. Interested parties can also email the archives at archives@jaguar1.usouthal.edu.

 Me-Mi

Key:

Subject; C=Child, F=Female, M=Male, G=Group

 

NAME SUBJECT DATE SIZE NUMBER
MEAD, C F M,F,C 1946 5x7 3
MEADOR, J D M 1945 3x5 1
MEADOR, JACK M 1946 5x7 1
MEADOR, M L M 1945 5x7 1
MEADOWS, MARTHA F 1943 5x7 1
MEADOWS, R B M 1946 5x7 1
MECHEM, JOHN L DESTROYED 11/95 0 0
MEDICUS, BETTYE F 6/9/46 5x7 6
MEDINA, JOSE A M 2/1/51 5x7 1
MEDLEY, C L C 6/19/57 5x7 3
MEEK, CHARLES HERBERT M,F 8/7/42 5x7 1
MEERMAN M 1943 3x5 1
MEERS, A J 2C ND 5x7 2
MEIER, ROBERT M 1954 5x7 1
MELECH, B F 6/11/51 5x7 3
MELLINDER, D H M 6/7/58 5x7 2
MELTON, ALMA F 2/2/55 5x7 2
MELTON, BILLIE F 2/8/43 5x7 3
MELTON, GERALD M,F 10/22/49 5x7 6
MELTON, J E M 1942 5x7 1
MELTON, JEWELL C 7/14/55 5x7 2
MEN? M ND MIX 31
MENDENHALL, HUBERT M,F,2C 4/30/46 5x7 5
MENDOZA, JESUS M 1952 5x7 4
MENEZES, MARIO M 11/23/49 5x7 2
MENTON, WILLIAM M 5/42 5x7 2
MERCHANTS NATL BANK M 1960-61? MIX 3
MERCHANTS NATL BANK M 1960-61? 5x7 1
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F 11/58 5x7 14
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 6/57 5x7 17
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F 1/20/54 5x7 7
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) M,F 1/20/54 5x7 4
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 1954 5x7 11
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 4/15/54 5x7 9
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 5/54 5x7 7
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F 6/54 5x7 9
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F 7/54 5x7 5
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) M,F 8/54 5x7 2
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F 9/54 5x7 4
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 10/54 5x7 5
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 8/57 5x7 15
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 9/57 5x7 11
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 11/57 5x7 13
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F 12/57 5x7 3
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 1/58 5x7 16
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 5/58 5x7 13
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 6/58 5x7 17
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 6/58 5x7 18
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 7/58 5x7 9
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 8/58 5x7 24
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 10/58 5x7 4
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 2/59 5x7 14
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 4/59 5x7 9
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 6/59 5x7 25
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 11/54 5x7 3
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 1/55 5x7 6
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 2/55 5x7 6
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 5/55 5x7 11
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 6/55 5x7 16
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 7/55 5x7 9
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F 9/55 5x7 5
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 10/55 5x7 6
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 11/55 5x7 9
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 2/56 5x7 4
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 4/56 5x7 8
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F 5/56 5x7 9
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 6/56 5x7 17
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 7/56 5x7 11
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 9/56 5x7 9
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 10/56 5x7 7
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 11/56 5x7 3
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 12/56 5x7 4
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 1/57 5x7 12
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 2/57 5x7 12
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 3/57 5x7 9
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 5/57 5x7 5
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 7/59 5x7 11
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 9/59 5x7 17
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 1/60 5x7 22
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 2/60 5x7 10
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 3/60 5x7 15
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 5/60 5x7 9
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 5/60 5x7 28
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 6/60 5x7 12
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 7/60 5x7 22
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 9/60 5x7 18
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 10/60 5x7 10
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 1/61 5x7 21
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 2/61 5x7 9
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 3/61 5x7 20
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 7/61 5x7 17
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 9/61 5x7 17
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 10/61 5x7 7
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 11/61 5x7 8
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 12/61 5x7 6
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 1/62 5x7 13
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 2/62 5x7 12
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 3/62 MIX 14
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F 4/62 5x7 9
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 6/62 5x7 22
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 7/62 5x7 4
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 8/62 5x7 11
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F,M 9/62 5x7 4
MERCHANTS NATL BANK (EMP.) F 3/55 5x7 4
MERCHANTS BANKS DIRECTORS M 1956 5x7 12
MERIWETHER, N F M 1940 5x7 1
MERKLIN, GEORGE M 3/12/54 5x7 2
MERKLIN, M G M 1944 5x7 6
MERRICK, MOLLIE F 5/17/44 5x7 2
MERRILL LYNCH F 6/23/54 5x7 1
MERRILL LYNCH F 1954-55? 5x7 2
MERRILL LYNCH F 9/19/56 5x7 2
MERRILL LYNCH F 1958-59? 5x7 3
MERRILL LYNCH M 1/30/59 5x7 1
MERRILL LYNCH M,F 3/59 MIX 2
MERRILL LYNCH M,F 1960 5x7 6
MERRILL LYNCH G ND 5x7 2
MERRILL, LOTTIE 2C 8/18/47 5x7 5
MERRILL, LOTTIE F,C 2/19/51 5x7 6
MERRILL, LYNCH M 1942 5x7 1
MERRILL, LYNCH G 1/13/45 5x7 1
MERRILL, LYNCH F 1/16/51 5x7 1
MERRILL, RUTH C 6/4/48 5x7 6
MERRILL, W L M 1946 5x7 1
MERRIMAN, CHARLES F 4/5/47 5x7 1
MERRIMAN, J C M 5/3/47 5x7 5
MERRITT, J H M 1944 5x7 1
MERRITT, LEO 3C 1939-41? 5x7 2
MERRITT, ROBERT M 4/13/43 5x7 3
MERRITT, WILLIAM C 1944 5x7 4
MERRITT, WILLIAM F,C 1939-41? 5x7 3
MERRIWETHER, A B M 5/24/40 5x7 2
MERRIWETHER, A B M 7/3/42 5x7 10
MERTEL, P F M 1943-44? 3x5 1
MESKO, J J F 3/21/45 5x7 3
MESSER M 2/17/53 5x7 1
MESSER, ROBERT C 8/12/46 MIX 5
MESSER, S L M 1946 5x7 1
MESSER, S L M 1946 5x7 1
MESSER, S L M 12/11/46 MIX 3
MESSER, S L M 1948 5x7 1
MESSER, S L M 1948 5x7 1
MESSER, S L M 1950 5x7 1
MESSER, S L M 1/7/52 5x7 1
MESSICK, MYRTLE DESTROYED 6/26/39   0
MESZAROS, MICHAEL M,F 1942 5x7 8
METCALF, A W M 1942 3x5 1
METCALF, ALICE F 5/5/50 5x7 7
METCALF, JOHN Q M 1959 5x7 2
METZ, M F 10/9/45 5x7 2
METZGER, EARL F ND 5x7 3
METZGER, H S C 9/1/55 5x7 5
METZGER, HAROLD C 8/17/54 5x7 6
MEYER, ANNE F 1947 5x7 1
MEYER, FRED M 6/30/41 5x7 1
MEYER, FRIDTJOF M 7/7/41 5x7 2
MEYER, KENNETH M 2/1/52 5x7 4
MEYER, PAULINE F 2/9/46 MIX 3
MEYERS, DIXON M 7/25/41 5x7 6
MEYERS, GLADYS F 4/18/53 5x7 3
MEYERS, J L F,C 5/7/44 5x7 8
MEYERS, JOHN H Y M 4/9/52 5x7 7
MEYERS, R M M,F 1/1/47 8x10 10
MEYKRANZ, HERGE F 3/6/63 5x7 3
MICHAEL, ELIZABETH F 1943 3x5 1
MICHAEL, MARILYN F 1957 5x7 2
MICHEAL, GEO A M ND 5x7 4
MICHEAL, RONDA LEE F 3/29/58 5x7 3
MICHELSEN, HANS M 9/20/52 5x7 1
MICHINER, LEO (SEE AM.TEL&TEL) M      
MICIOTTO, ANDREW F 4/27/42 5x7 3
MICKLE, W E F 5/14/48 5x7 5
MICKLES M 4/27/53 5x7 1
MIDDLEBROOKS DESTROYED 10/98 0 0
MIDDLEBROOKS, J W F 1948 5x7 1
MIDDLEBROOKS, MYRTLE F 1942 5x7 1
MIDDLEBROOKS, WILLIAM C 10/28/49 5x7 6
MIDDLERON, HELEN F 11/28/45 5x7 2
MIDDLETON, JACKIE F 5/22/46 5x7 4
MIDDLETON, R H M ND 3x5 1
MIDDLETON, R H F 10/8/41 5x7 1
MIDDLETON, WHIT (SEE GRC1) 4M 1956 5x7 4
MIDKIFF, P H F 6/2/49 5x7 5
MIDLER, NANCY F 11/27/57 5x7 4
MIDQUETTE, M W M 3/7/51 5x7 6
MIGHELL, J R M 3/11/48 5x7 6
MILDRUM, H A M 7/12/44 5x7 1
MILER, ADELE F 11/21/43 5x7 6
MILES F 6/7/63 5x7 1
MILES, HOWARD DESTROYED ND   0
MILES, LEE F 1948 5x7 1
MILLAR, W M 5/42 5x7 2
MILLAR, W J F,C 4/1/44 5x7 4
MILLENDER, D H 2F,C 1/17/50 5x7 1
MILLER, A F 8/22/44 5x7 10
MILLER, ADELE F 3/26/48 5x7 5
MILLER, ADELE F 3/16/56 5x7 3
MILLER, ALICE F 1940 3x5 1
MILLER, ANN (SEE C.HOSP.4) F 3/3/53 5x7 21
MILLER, ANNIE MAE M 9/28/53 5x7 1
MILLER, AURA J M 1947 5x7 1
MILLER, AURA J F 1951 5x7 1
MILLER, AUTMON M 5/18/45 5x7 4
MILLER, C E M 5/12/48 5x7 5
MILLER, C W M 3/13/40 5x7 1
MILLER, C W M 1942 5x7 1
MILLER, CAROLYN F,C ND 5x7 3
MILLER, CAROLYN F,C ND 5x7 4
MILLER, CHARLES A M 7/27/51 5x7 1
MILLER, CLAUDIA F 11/8/52 5x7 4
MILLER, D P M 6/1/49 5x7 2
MILLER, DAVID D M 6/47 5x7 2
MILLER, EARL M 1957-58? 5x7 2
MILLER, ELIZABETH F 8/11/43 5x7 5
MILLER, EMERIC F 7/9/51 5x7 1
MILLER, ESTHER L C 8/30/44 5x7 5
MILLER, ETHEL F,C 8/10/44 5x7 9
MILLER, EULA CLYDE F 10/42 8x10 1
MILLER, FELIX M 3/4/41 5x7 2
MILLER, FRANCES F 1942 5x7 1
MILLER, GEORGE M 7/22/54 5x7 5
MILLER, GEORGE M 6/26/59 MIX 4
MILLER, GEORGE M,F,2C 7/17/53 5x7 3
MILLER, GRACE F 12/29/44 5x7 4
MILLER, H J M 10/25/55 5x7 7
MILLER, HENRY M 1/24/51 5x7 3
MILLER, HENRY M,F 1942 5x7 1
MILLER, HENRY L M,F ND 5x7 1
MILLER, J M,F 4/17/52 5x7 4
MILLER, J C M,F 1/18/45 5x7 5
MILLER, J J F 8/13/43 5x7 6
MILLER, J R M ND 5x7 3
MILLER, J T F 12/18/59 5x7 1
MILLER, J W M 10/8/50 5x7 6
MILLER, JOHN M 1942 5x7 1
MILLER, JOHN M 5/11/54 5x7 7
MILLER, JOHN C 7/3/42 5x7 5
MILLER, JOHN C M 1942 5x7 1
MILLER, JOHN D M 5/31/56 5x7 1
MILLER, JOHNNIE B M 1944 MIX 2
MILLER, L E M 7/6/59 5x7 4
MILLER, LAWRENCE F 2/26/54 5x7 1
MILLER, LOUISE F 8/2/52 5x7 3
MILLER, M F 1944 5x7 2
MILLER, MARY E F 1948-49? 5x7 1
MILLER, N B F ND MIX 3
MILLER, NANCY F 3/21/58 5x7 7
MILLER, O.S. (SEE AL.DRY DOCK) M      
MILLER, R A M 1939-41? 5x7 1
MILLER, R A M 1948-49? 3x5 1
MILLER, ROBERT M 6/28/43 5x7 6
MILLER, S W M 10/23/46 5x7 2
MILLER, SLYVIA F 8/7/59 5x7 4
MILLER, SYLVIA F 12/3/57 5x7 4
MILLER, URCLE L F 8/31/50 5x7 3
MILLER, VALLERY M 1946 3x5 1
MILLER, VAN M 8/1/53 5x7 3
MILLER, W J (WEDDING) F ND 8x10 2
MILLICAN, OLAN C 1/1/44 5x7 2
MILLIGAN, K A F 1957 5x7 4
MILLING, J M M 3/7/62 5x7 4
MILLS, BURT M 1940-41? 5x7 1
MILLS, CORDELL (SEE A&P)        
MILLS, GLEN F 6/29/54 5x7 4
MILLS, GRADY 2C 7/12/49 5x7 8
MILLS, GRADY F,2C 8/23/48 5x7 15
MILLS, GWENDOLYN F 12/3/44 5x7 7
MILLS, H E F 12/23/49 5x7 1
MILLS, H T M 2/28/41 5x7 2
MILLS, J W M 8/5/58 5x7 4
MILLS, JAS M 1947 5x7 1
MILLS, JOHN M 8/10/56 5x7 3
MILLS, MINNIE F 10/27/41 5x7 5
MILLS, MURRRY M 9/2/58 5x7 1
MILLS, NEIL NARBER F 1957 5x7 1
MILLS, OLAN C 7/27/59 5x7 1
MILLS, R E F 2/8/43 5x7 6
MILLS, ROBERT F 3/30/51 5x7 2
MILLS, ROBERT M 6/24/57 5x7 2
MILLS, W C F 1945 3x5 1
MILLS, W F M 1940s 5x7 1
MILLS, W H F,C 1943 5x7 7
MILNER, G W M,F,C 2/28/57 5x7 7
MILSTEAD, M H M 1946 3x5 1
MILTENBERGER, G F M 4/15/42 5x7 7
MILTON, ANITA F 10/2/48 5x7 5
MILVIN, JOE (SEE C.G.PAS31) 5M ND MIX 2
MIMS, BETTIE F 1944 5x7 1
MIMS, CLIFFTON M 1948 5x7 1
MIMS, CONRAD M 7/25/40 5x7 1
MIMS, DAVID M 1941 5x7 1
MIMS, R D M,F 11/27/43 5x7 6
MIMS, T V 2M,F 1/12/42 5x7 5
MIMS, THOMAS V M 1943 3x5 1
MIMS, W V M 6/11/54 5x7 1
MING, PAO ISOO M 2/3/49 5x7 6
MINHINNETTE, P E F 3/4/52 5x7 12
MINNICK, JOHN M 1943 5x7 4
MINOR, W H M 1945 5x7 8
MINTON, INEZ F 5/53 5x7 1
MINTON, ROY C M 6/12/51 5x7 6
MISCHKE, R F M 1942 5x7 1
MISTROT, L P M 5/11/53 5x7 6
MISTROT, L P M 1954 5x7 1
MISTROT, L P M 2/11/59 5x7 4
MITCHELL, A S F 9/26/40 5x7 5
MITCHELL, ANDREW M 1945 3x5 1
MITCHELL, CHARLES M 1960-61? 5x7 1
MITCHELL, E D F 1/12/52 5x7 1
MITCHELL, FRAZINE F,C 1945 5x7 4
MITCHELL, G F F 1946 3x5 1
MITCHELL, GEORGE M 1/13/58 5x7 3
MITCHELL, H.W. (SEE ALCOA ST) M      
MITCHELL, IRMA F 5/27/47 5x7 4
MITCHELL, IRMA LEE C 2/26/48 5x7 5
MITCHELL, J C F 3/24/53 5x7 2
MITCHELL, JAS O M,F 11/7/49 5x7 7
MITCHELL, JOHN M,F 11/22/43 5x7 3
MITCHELL, N H M 1943 5x7 1
MITCHINER, L W M 1942 3x5 1
MITCHINER, L W M 2/4/55 5x7 2
MITCHUM, CLAUDE M,F 10/1/52 5x7 8
MITCHUM, O D M 10/14/54 5x7 1
MITTEBERG, ROBERT C 5/1/52 5x7 6
MITTERNIGHT F 9/28/41 5x7 7
MIXON, A N C 6/3/46 5x7 5
MIXON, E C M 11/4/51 5x7 1
MIZELL, ELISE F 1943 5x7 1
MIZELL, MILDRED F 2/12/49 5x7 5

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