Shades of L.A. is an archive of photographs representing the contemporary and historic diversity of families in Los Angeles. Images were chosen from family albums and include daily life, social organizations, work, personal and holiday celebrations, and migration and immigration activities. Made possible and accessible through the generous support of the Security Pacific National Bank, Sunlaw Cogeneration Partners, Photo Friends, California Council for the Humanities, the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, and the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation.
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Title supplied by cataloger.; Image is a reproduction. Sevim Canli was born in Turkey on September 23, 1934. She studied at Üsküdar American Academy. She married Vasif Canli in 1959, after he received a master’s degree in civil engineering from Stanford. Yasif’s job in offshore oil and gas projects took them to Europe, Northern California, New Orleans, and finally to Orange County, CA, where they settled in Mission Viejo. Sevim took a job working in real estate at Evergreen Realty. Sevim Canli's oldest daughter stands behind a cake with candles at her birthday in 1967.
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