Title supplied by cataloger. Rolland Joseph 'Speedy' Curtis was born in Louisiana in 1922. After serving three years in the Marines during World War II, he and his wife, Gloria, relocated from New Orleans to Los Angeles in 1946. Curtis served four years with the Los Angeles Police Department, but resigned from the force in order to pursue both a Bachelor's and Master's degree from USC. He later became involved in city politics, as an associate of Sam Yorty, and later a field deputy to City Council members Billy Mills and Tom Bradley. He was briefly director of the Model Cities program in 1973. Rolland J. Curtis died in his home in 1979, the victim of a homicide. An affordable housing complex on Exposition Blvd. near Vermont Ave. was named in his honor in 1981, along with a nearby street and park. Pictured is Mary Frances Oliver, an educator at Angeles Mesa Elementary School. She holds a paper mache owl, while chatting with an unidentified man during the school's art exhibit. Displayed artwork from several students can also be seen on the wall behind Ms. Oliver. Angeles Mesa Elementary school is currently located at 2611 W 52nd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90043. Photograph circa 1965. See images 00119448 through 00119455 and 00119459 through 00119468 for additional photos in this series.
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1 color negative : safety ; 10 x 13 cm. Photographic safety negatives
Art Art and design Art exhibitions Arts & crafts Papier-mache Paintings Classrooms African American teachers African American women Men Los Angeles (Calif.)
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