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.

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Key:

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

 

NAME SUBJECT DATE SIZE NUMBER
W M O Z M 1957-58 5x7 4
W M O Z M 8/7/57 5x7 6
W M O Z M,F 10/21/58 5x7 13
WACKER, C M 1943 5x7 1
WACKER, CAROLYN F 6/3/58 5x7 5
WACKER, J P M ND MIX 5
WACKER, JAMES E F 6/19/52 5x7 4
WACKER, MARGARET E F 6/2/51 5x7 3
WACKER, TERESA F 1944-45? 3x5 1
WACKER, TERESA F 1/14/44 5x7 2
WACKER-GROW, D P G 6/3/60 3x5 19
WADDELL, EDNA F 1948 5x7 1
WADDILL, OTIS F 3/8/52 5x7 1
WADE, BILL M 6/14/49 5x7 0
WADE, EDWARD F 1/25/46 5x7 4
WADE, J D C 3/27/45 5x7 5
WADE, J O C 5/28/46 5x7 5
WADE, JOHN F 7/2/52 5x7 1
WADE, JOHN D M 3/27/59 5x7 2
WADE, LESLIE M 1942 5x7 3
WADE, R. G. (SEE GULF OIL CORP) 7M 1957 5x7 7
WADLOW, G W M 10/24/43 5x7 7
WAGNER  BRIDAL F 1/21/42 8x10 1
WAGNER, DAN F 1942 5x7 1
WAGNER, E A M 3/22/44 5x7 6
WAGNER, R L M,F 8/22/43 5x7 14
WAGNER, V K F 1940 5x7 1
WAGNER, V K M,F 1943-44? 5x7 5
WAGNER, VICTOR F 12/30/44 5x7 10
WAGONER, H G F,3C 1/14/52 5x7 2
WAHL, ELOISE F 3/1/41 5x7 3
WAHLEY, LILLIAN F 4/1/47 5x7 5
WAINWRIGHT, SAM M 2/24/61 5x7 1
WAITE M 12/28/48 5x7 12
WAITE, ELIZABETH F,2M 1947 5x7 2
WAITE, L M M 8/22/47 5x7 7
WAITE, LEON M M 12/31/56 5x7 3
WAITES, MARGIE F 1948 5x7 1
WAITES, W L F 1944 5x7 1
WALDER, T.H. (SEE C.G.PAS350) 3M ND 5x7 1
WALDING, JOHN JR. M 3/11/52 5x7 2
WALDON, C L M 5/8/54 5x7 1
WALDON, R P M 3/19/48 5x7 1
WALDROP, A C F 2/18/57 5x7 1
WALDROP, E E M 12/24/45 5x7 4
WALDROP, J C C 6/26/43 5x7 4
WALDROP, W T M 1947 3x5 1
WALDRUP, FRANCIS M 1/14/57 5x7 1
WALKER, BEATRICE M 10/15/49 5x7 1
WALKER, C A M 6/30/41 5x7 0
WALKER, CHARLES M 5/28/43 5x7 5
WALKER, COMDR.  M 1/16/42 5x7 9
WALKER, EDWARD M 12/17/55 5x7 6
WALKER, ELIZABETH F 1943-44? 5x7 1
WALKER, G M 4/23/51 5x7 1
WALKER, G E FAMILY G 5/17/42 8x10 7
WALKER, H A M 6/13/46 5x7 4
WALKER, H A M 9/25/47 5x7 1
WALKER, ION S M 6/2/48 5x7 2
WALKER, JERRY M,F 1956 MIX 2
WALKER, JOHN H F 7/6/51 5x7 1
WALKER, L S C 4/27/53 5x7 1
WALKER, L S M 12/14/56 5x7 4
WALKER, LEON M ND 5x7 1
WALKER, MYRTLE 2M 1942-43? 5x7 1
WALKER, MYRTLE F 1943 5x7 2
WALKER, R D F 3/5/53 5x7 1
WALKER, R D M 5/6/43 5x7 8
WALKER, RALPH (SEE C.G.PAS9) 7M ND 5x7 2
WALKER, RICHARD D M 5/5/43 5x7 9
WALKER, T H M 4/12/52 5x7 1
WALKER, VERNON M 5/23/52 5x7 6
WALKER, WILLIAM R 2M,F 1/10/57 5x7 2
WALKER-OGG WEDDING G 7/25/44 8x10 3
WALKLEY, E V M 3/25/57 5x7 6
WALL, R H F 1948 5x7 1
WALLACE, A L M 1947 5x7 1
WALLACE, A L M 10/3/51 5x7 1
WALLACE, ALPHA (SEE C.HOSP.3) F 1945-46? 5x7 7
WALLACE, C A M 4/9/52 5x7 6
WALLACE, E E M 1946 5x7 1
WALLACE, EDWINA F 1945 5x7 5
WALLACE, J R M 2/4/42 5x7 8
WALLACE, JAS M 12/28/44 5x7 5
WALLACE, MARSHALL M 1941 5x7 1
WALLACE, R W M 3/11/58 5x7 2
WALLACE, R W M 7/26/58 5x7 4
WALLACE, W H M 10/19/40 5x7 1
WALLACE, WILLIAM M 12/1/60 5x7 4
WALLACE, WILLIAM F 9/8/55 5x7 3
WALLER, F C M 1941-42? 5x7 1
WALLER, J E F,C 4/29/45 MIX 4
WALLER, WILLIAM A M ND 5x7 1
WALLEY, JANIA F 1/18/58 5x7 2
WALLINGFORD, JOHN C M 1944 5x7 1
WALLIS, MARIAN RUTH F 1947 5x7 1
WALSH F 2/13/53 5x7 7
WALSH F,3C 5/25/42 5x7 7
WALSH, ANTHONY DESTROYED 5/96 0 0
WALSH, F W M 1949 5x7 2
WALSH, J T M 4/19/44 5x7 4
WALSH, LIBBA F 1943-44? 3x5 1
WALSH, REBECCA  BRIDAL G 2/3/42 8x10 20
WALSH, RICHARD M 3/41 5x7 1
WALSH, T D M,F 10/17/61 5x7 3
WALSH, W M M 5/92 5x7 2
WALSHACK, G M,F 1/1/48 5x7 4
WALSTON, TOMMY M,F 1957 5x7 3
WALTERS C 2/5/43 5x7 12
WALTERS, ANN (SEE BURLSON) 2F 1960? 5x7 3
WALTERS, DOROTHY F,C 1/31/44 5x7 5
WALTERS, ELINE F 8/25/51 5x7 4
WALTERS, EUGENIA F 4/4/58 5x7 3
WALTERS, F M M 7/19/49 5x7 1
WALTERS, GRACE F 1943 5x7 2
WALTERS, H L M 12/15/50 5x7 4
WALTERS, SAMMUEL C 12/23/47 5x7 5
WALTMAN, DOT F 4/30/45 5x7 2
WALTMAN, H A M 1945 5x7 2
WALTMAN, INDO M ND 5x7 1
WALTMAN, L M F 4/30/45 5x7 2
WALTMAN, NORA F 1943 5x7 3
WALTON, CARRIE F 12/28/61 MIX 5
WALTSON, THOMAS M 4/8/58 5x7 2
WALTZ, M T F 5/3/46 5x7 5
WALTZ, MRS. M.T.(SEE AL POWER) F      
WALWORTH, E HARVEY M,C 1963 5x7 5
WAMKOYA, IOMVILL 2M 1948? 5x7 2
WARD M 1963 5x7 4
WARD WEDDING G 4/3/48 8x10 4
WARD, BETTIE F 6/7/41 5x7 7
WARD, BURTON M 7/15/41 5x7 5
WARD, C M M 6/7/50 5x7 1
WARD, CECIL F 11/22/44 5x7 6
WARD, CECIL 3C 1947 5x7 1
WARD, CECIL M 6/11/62 5x7 4
WARD, CECIL 2M 5/1/47 8x10 6
WARD, CORA I M,F 1943 5x7 7
WARD, DICK M 1944 3x5 1
WARD, E P F 6/17/50 5x7 1
WARD, FRANCIS M ND 8x10 1
WARD, FRED M 6/4/48 5x7 5
WARD, FRED M 10/21/50 5x7 5
WARD, GEORGE C M 1947 5x7 1
WARD, J E F 6/30/52 5x7 4
WARD, J E M,F,C 12/28/54 5x7 6
WARD, JAMES K C 9/60 5x7 8
WARD, JOHN A M 9/19/50 5x7 5
WARD, JOHN E M 1945 3x5 1
WARD, LLOYD 3M 1959 5x7 1
WARD, LOUIE (SEE GULF OIL CORP) 7M 1957 5x7 7
WARD, M A M 1956 5x7 1
WARD, MARGARET DESTROYED 11/98 0 0
WARD, N D M 1943-44? 3x5 1
WARD, ROBERT E M 1945 3x5 1
WARD, T B M 1/7/49 5x7 4
WARD, THOMAS B M 9/30/42 5x7 6
WARD, VIVIAN F 4/28/55 5x7 2
WARD, W A M 5/10/54 5x7 1
WARD, W F G 1951 5x7 1
WARD, W G F 11/26/41 5x7 6
WARD, W.J. (SEE C.G.PAS10) 4M,F ND MIX 2
WARD, W.J. (SEE C.G.PAS10) 4M,F ND MIX 2
WARD, WALTER (SEE GOC2) 11M,F 1957 5x7 12
WARD, WILLLIAM F M,F ND 5x7 2
WARDWELL, D J M 3/9/57 5x7 3
WARDWELL, JOE M 8/19/59 5x7 3
WARE, H T M,F 8/7/42 5x7 8
WARE, M J M 1961-62? 5x7 1
WARE, TOM 2M 1942 5x7 1
WARE, W B M 1954 5x7 5
WARED, BERNICE F 2/8/58 5x7 3
WAREHAM, M W M 3/14/55 5x7 1
WARELY M 1958 MIX 3
WARING, HAROLD M 12/17/42 5x7 6
WARLEY, EUNICE M 1959-60? 5x7 2
WARNER, EVELYN (SEE BEAUTY UL) F 2/12/58 5x7 1
WARNOCK, A M M 8/9/48 5x7 6
WARREN F ND 5x7 2
WARREN WEDDING 2F 8/9/44 8x10 8
WARREN, BETTY F 1/26/49 5x7 6
WARREN, EMORY M 1942 MIX 2
WARREN, F O F 1940 5x7 2
WARREN, GILBERT M 1947 5x7 1
WARREN, H E M 4/14/48 5x7 9
WARREN, PATRICIA F 10/1/42 5x7 3
WARREN, W S M 5/42 5x7 2
WARRING M ND 5x7 1
WASHAM, PLEASANT F 8/30/44 5x7 7
WASHAUSEN, C J M,F 11/29/52 5x7 5
WASHAUSEN, C J BRIDAL M,F ND 8x10 2
WASHICHECK, MILDRED F 5/31/45 8x10 2
WASHICHEK M ND 5x7 1
WASHICHEK  BRIDAL DESTROYED 11/98 0 0
WASHICHEK, PAUL F 2/8/44 5x7 3
WASHICHEK, PHILLIP DESTROYED 1/9/95 0 0
WASHINGTON, CARRIE F 10/31/49 MIX 6
WASHINGTON, CARRIE F 11/15/52 5x7 3
WASHINGTON, CARRIE M,F ND 3x5 6
WASHINGTON, H M F 12/28/57 5x7 3
WASHINGTON, IRENE C 3/8/63 5x7 1
WASHINGTON, LEONARD G 7/24/54 5x7 9
WASHINGTON, MATTIE F 4/13/43 5x7 3
WASHINGTON, MATTIE F 10/17/49 5x7 1
WASHINGTON, THERESA F 2/2/54 5x7 3
WASHINGTON, VIVIAN F 2/10/54 5x7 1
WASICHECK, MILDRED DESTROYED 11/98 0 0
WASSERLADEN, FRED M 1/29/49 5x7 7
WATERMAN F 2/28/50 8x10 2
WATERMAN AIRLINES (EMPLOYEES) M,F 1947 MIX 48
WATERMAN AIRLINES (EMPLOYEES) M,F 1947 MIX 30
WATERS, ERNEST M,F 1942 5x7 6
WATERS, HERMAN M 8/6/60 5x7 1
WATERS, O B M 4/27/43 5x7 4
WATERS, R A M 2/4/54 5x7 3
WATERS, W R M 1951 5x7 1
WATERS, W R M 2/11/55 5x7 3
WATKINS, AMY M 8/20/46 5x7 2
WATKINS, AMY M,F 5/19/53 5x7 2
WATKINS, AMY F 10/23/53 5x7 1
WATKINS, ARMY M 7/47 8x10 3
WATKINS, C W F 7/31/47 5x7 3
WATKINS, ESSIE C 8/8/50 5x7 5
WATKINS, ESSIE C 8/8/53 5x7 3
WATKINS, J L M 1942-43? 5x7 3
WATKINS, J L F 1944-45? 5x7 1
WATKINS, JOSEPHINE F 8/23/52 5x7 4
WATKINS, MYRTLE F 1962 5x7 4
WATKINS, T R C 5/6/60 5x7 6
WATKINS, TOM M,F 5/19/53 5x7 8
WATKINS, TOM F 6/8/53 5x7 3
WATLEY, FRANCES C 8/11/47 5x7 8
WATSON, AUBREY P M 1940-41? 5x7 1
WATSON, BOB M 10/6/42 5x7 3
WATSON, E R C 10/28/51 5x7 2
WATSON, ELLEN F 10/31/46 5x7 5
WATSON, EVA F 7/31/52 5x7 1
WATSON, EVA F 9/6/52 5x7 4
WATSON, J R M 1942 5x7 1
WATSON, J W F,3C 1/4/44 5x7 6
WATSON, J W F,3C 7/21/44 5x7 5
WATSON, JANETTE F 3/23/40 5x7 2
WATSON, LILLIE F 1945-46? 5x7 1
WATSON, MARINE F 3/4/42 5x7 4
WATSON, OLA F 2/27/43 5x7 2
WATSON, SPENCER M,F 4/5/62 5x7 2
WATSON, T E M 1946 3x5 1
WATSON, W L W M 5/25/46 5x7 6
WATSON, W M M 1962 MIX 3
WATSON, WILLIE LEE  M 10/2/45 5x7 0
WATTS, E R F 1943-44? 5x7 1
WATTS, J H M 1944-45? 3x5 1
WATTS, J H M 12/4/45 5x7 5
WATTS, LEO M 10/14/45 5x7 3
WATTS, MEMORY F 11/24/51 5x7 1
WATTS, NAOMI F 3/27/58 5x7 1
WATTS, T M M 1943-44? 5x7 1
WATZ, MARY F 1959 5x7 1
WEATHERBY, RUTH F 12/12/41 5x7 3
WEATHERBY, RUTH F 1943 5x7 1
WEATHERBY, W C M 8/15/42 5x7 1
WEATHERFORD, MARINE F 1/17/44 5x7 5
WEATHERFORD, W H M 1955 5x7 1
WEATHERS, ROBERT H M 1940-41? 5x7 1
WEATHERSPOON, BENNITA C 7/23/58 5x7 5
WEAVER, A E M 9/17/53 5x7 1
WEAVER, CLEANE C 1948 5x7 1
WEAVER, CLYDE F,C 1947 5x7 1
WEAVER, DORIS F ND 5x7 3
WEAVER, EUNICE F 10/19/51 5x7 1
WEAVER, GEORGE M 7/12/48 5x7 5
WEAVER, GEORGE M 5/23/50 5x7 2
WEAVER, J T M,F 1945 5x7 7
WEAVER, OTIS D M 2/6/53 5x7 1
WEAVER, R H M 1944 5x7 2
WEAVER, ROBERT M 5/11/59 5x7 3
WEAVER, WALTER M 1943-44? 5x7 1
WEBB, E F 2/10/61 5x7 1
WEBB, HELEN JO F 8/9/54 5x7 1
WEBB, J W M 8/15/62 5x7 1
WEBB, LILLIAN F 7/15/53 5x7 1
WEBB, MYRTLE F 8/12/54 5x7 2
WEBB, MYRTLE F 12/16/54 5x7 2
WEBB, OLIVE F 1943 5x7 3
WEBB, VIRGINIA F 1943-44? 5x7 1
WEBER, J W M 1/21/42 5x7 6
WEBER, JANICE WEDDING G 9/6/42 8x10 6
WEBER, N M 12/19/45 5x7 5
WEBER, SAUL M 2/13/56 5x7 7
WEBER, SAUL M 3/17/56 5x7 8
WEBSTER DESTROYED 11/98 0 0
WEBSTER, DR & FAMILY M,F,C 12/27/44 5x7 13
WEBSTER, DR. F,C 6/13/45 5x7 9
WEBSTER, E E M 1953 3x5 1
WEBSTER, E K M 1943 3x5 1
WEBSTER, F G M 2/18/44 5x7 5
WEDDING G ND 3x5 11
WEDDING M,F ND 8x10 1
WEDDING G ND 8x10 7
WEDDING G ND 8x10 15
WEEKLEY, C W M 1946 5x7 1
WEEKLEY, G L M 1945-46? 3x5 1
WEEKLEY, RAYMOND M 9/26/62 5x7 1
WEEKS, FRANKS M 1946 5x7 4
WEEKS, W I M,F 2/25/53 5x7 1
WEFEL, BETTY  BRIDE F ND 8x10 1
WEFEL, H H G ND 8x10 1
WEHRMAN, G L M 1942 5x7 4
WEIDLING, R S M 1944 3x5 1
WEIL F 1945 5x7 1
WEIL, MARGARET F 1947 MIX 2
WEINACKER, C P M 3/25/44 5x7 6
WEINACKER, CATHERINE F 4/28/43 MIX 5
WEINACKER, ROBERT SR. M 6/25/47 5x7 1
WEINACKER, ROBT. SR. M 12/3/52 5x7 1
WEINSTEIN, LARRY C 2/11/52 5x7 3
WEINSTEIN, R M 10/22/42 5x7 7
WEISENBERG, S K M,F 1942 5x7 6
WEISKOFF, E J M ND 5x7 4
WEISKOPF, A A M 1/24/55 5x7 4
WEISS, CAL M 1944 5x7 1
WEISS, L G M,F 7/7/42 5x7 7
WELBORN, H M M 5/8/53 5x7 2
WELCH, JIMMY M 3/21/59 5x7 1
WELCH, RUTH F 11/6/48 5x7 9
WELCH, W H M,F,C 2/7/44 5x7 8
WELDON, A C M 12/8/42 5x7 6
WELDY, S A M 1959 5x7 2
WELFORD, HOLLIS M 7/14/53 5x7 1
WELFORD, ROY L M,F 1955 MIX 3
WELLING, W R F 2/13/53 5x7 1
WELLS, A E M ND 5x7 2
WELLS, C C M 7/6/40 5x7 1
WELLS, C E M ND 5x7 1
WELLS, F W F 1/5/45 5x7 2
WELLS, J C M 1941 5x7 1
WELLS, J D M 4/9/53 5x7 4
WELLS, W D F 8/22/53 5x7 1
WELSH, JOHN M 5/17/49 5x7 5
WELSH, MARIE F 5/6/44 5x7 3
WENDT, F A M 1945 3x5 1
WENTWORTH, R C M 10/7/54 5x7 6
WENZEL, EMMETT M 4/13/42 5x7 2
WERNERTH, EOLINE F 10/20/43 5x7 3
WERNETH, EOLINE F 1942 5x7 2
WERNETH, WILLIAM 2M 8/31/51 5x7 4
WESKER, H H M,F 1944-45? 5x7 1
WESKER, H H F 5/14/45 5x7 5
WESKER, Z M F 9/29/54 5x7 6
WESLEY, DUKE M 1943-44? 5x7 4
WESLEY, H L M 6/12/54 5x7 1
WESLEY, ISABELLE F 9/26/57 5x7 6
WESLEY, MAZILLE F 6/3/46 5x7 4
WEST, A W M 1959 5x7 1
WEST, ANN F 9/19/59 5x7 4
WEST, BILLIE F 1949 MIX 12
WEST, C H M 12/9/55 5x7 M
WEST, C R F 1943 5x7 1
WEST, DEWEY M 6/24/52 5x7 6
WEST, J C M 1947 5x7 1
WEST, J C M 1/27/49 5x7 2
WEST, J D M 10/1/52 5x7 1
WEST, L L C 1951 5x7 1
WEST, MARGARET F 12/6/41 5x7 3
WEST, MARY M 1942 5x7 1
WEST, ROSETTA F 6/11/60 5x7 1
WEST, ROSETTA F 9/13/61 5x7 2
WEST, T M M,F 1942-43? 5x7 2
WEST, W B C 3/13/48 5x7 8
WEST, W B C 6/14/49 5x7 6
WEST, W B 2C 10/2/52 5x7 14
WEST, W B C 5/16/56 5x7 6
WEST, W B C 7/12/56 5x7 6
WEST, W B C 2/17/59 5x7 8
WESTBROOK, E J M 4/1/53 5x7 3
WESTBROOK, MARGARET F 1943-44? 5x7 1
WESTON, G B F 8/8/62 5x7 1
WESTON, J H M 7/10/51 5x7 1
WESTON, JANE M 1942 5x7 3
WESTON, R A C ND 5x7 3
WESTON, R A F,C ND 5x7 3
WESTON, R A F ND 5x7 3
WESTON, R M C 7/28/52 MIX 6
WESTOVER, M M 1940 5x7 1
WESTOVER, M M 4/24/42 5x7 6
WESTPHALL, H M 1941 5x7 1
WETZEL M 7/2/51 5x7 1
WETZEL, JOHN A F 1962-63? 5x7 1
WEYERSTAALL, H F,C 6/9/45 5x7 7
WEYERSTALL, H M 1945 3x5 1
WEYERSTALL, HENRY C 3/3/45 5x7 7
WEYERSTALL, HENRY C 1945 MIX 2

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