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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Description
Title supplied by cataloger.; Image is a reproduction. Robert and Annie Mae sit with their daughters Eleanor, right, and Alice outside their home at 1227 N. Commonwealth Avenue in East Hollywood. The house was built by Annie Mae's husband, Robert Benjamin. They both moved to California from Atlanta around 1910, before their marriage.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;25 x 16 cm. Photographic prints
Families--California--Los Angeles Dwellings--California--East Hollywood (Los Angeles) East Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Shades of L.A. Collection photographs Shades of L.A. African American photographs Group portraits
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