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. Margaret Mason's father immigrated to Los Angeles in 1896 and her mother in 1923, both from Van, Turkey. Her father's family was one of the first Armenian families to come to L.A. Margaret was born in 1925 and was affiliated with St. James Fellowship Club. Her family lived in South Central L.A. and the Crenshaw district. Portrait of Veroan Zartarian, left, and her sister Rebecca Mason. Veroan was the widow of the author Rupian Zartarian, who was killed in the Turkish Armenian war. Rebecca Mason was the mother-in-law of Margaret Mason.
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