Members of the Twentieth Century Onyx Club : 1963 ; a social and philanthropic group founded in 1961 by Ruth Gibson. Standing L. to R.: Thelma Calhoun, Lona Fountain, Mary Mason, Mary Jordan, Gloria Thomas. Seated L. to R.: Elsie Kelley*, Geraldine Lyghts*, Faye Brown, Marguerite Milton, Ruth Gibson*. *Charter members. Other charter members not included in this picture are Mattie Adams, Mildred Morrison, W. Margaret Tatum, Elsie Johnson and Patricia Goone
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unknown
Contributor
Black Gold Cooperative Library System
Date Created and/or Issued
1963
Publication Information
Part of "Historical Photos of Four Ethnicities on California's Central Coast" Collection Originally published as part of African - Americans on the Central Coast: a photo essay
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Outdoor group portrait of ten members of the Twentieth Century Onyx Club. Image originally obtained from Mattie Adams.
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