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Title
Sitting on an alligator
Alternative Title
Shades of L.A. Photo Collection
Contributor
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
Date Created and/or Issued
Circa 1945
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
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
Four siblings sit astride an alligator at the California Alligator Farm. Left to right: Tom Rhodes, Earl Rhodes, Sadie Rhodes Henry, Mamie Rhodes Jackson.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier
00002052
Shades of L.A. Collection; Shades of L.A.: African American Community
S-001-252 120
CARL0000016912
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/76230
Subject
California Alligator Farm (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Brothers and sisters--California--Los Angeles
Alligators--California--Los Angeles
Men--California--Los Angeles
Women--California--Los Angeles
Lincoln Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Group portraits
Portrait photographs
Shades of L.A. Collection photographs
Shades of L.A. African American photographs
Time Period
1941-1950
Source
Henry-Allison, Aldra

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