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
Images available for reproduction and educational use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/orderinguse.html for additional information. The contents of this collection are restricted to personal, research, and non-commercial use. The Library cannot share the personal and/or contact information of the donors, their descendants, or associates who contributed photographs and oral histories to the collection.
Description
Title supplied by cataloger.; Image is a reproduction. Cecil, a baseball player from Los Angeles, had a try-out with the Chicago Cubs baseball team in 1925 but was told he was too dark to be on the team, and then played in Bloomington, Indiana for one year.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;22 x 14 cm. Photographic prints
Identifier
00079855 Shades of L.A. Collection; Shades of L.A.: French American Community; Shades of L.A.: Spanish American Community; Shades of L.A.: Mexican American Community; Shades of L.A.: Native American Community S-014-415 120 CARL0004994460 http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/81710
Subject
Baseball players--United States Bloomington (Ind.) Shades of L.A. Collection photographs Shades of L.A. Native American photographs Shades of L.A. Mexican American photographs Portrait photographs
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