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. Harry and Lillian Levine, the parents of donors Evelyn Levine Kingsley and Marian Levine Mittelman, emigrated from Latvia to Cincinnati, Ohio, about 1923. One of their cousins remained in Latvia; others left for South Africa. Evelyn was born in 1928 and Marian in 1930, both in Cincinnati. The family moved to Los Angeles in 1937 for Harry's health, where they operated City Terrace Tailor & Cleaner. The building of the business also served as their home. Evelyn became a stage and motion picture actress. She appeared in the 1972 movie, "Toys Are Not for Children." She belonged to Temple Beth Meier and Actors Equity. Evelyn married Gershon Kingsley in 1950 and died in 2000. She was 71. Marian married Elkin Mittelman, chief executive officer of Western Trade Publishing Co. in Woodland Hills, CA. He died on Christmas Day 2019 at the age of 100. Marian died in 2021, two weeks prior to her 91st birthday. The Lazar Suntup family poses for a family photograph circa 1940 in Rega, Latvia. Pictured sitting at center is Lillian Levine's mother wearing a headscarf, surrounded by the Suntup children; Lazar stands in the back row next to his wife. The Suntups are relatives of Lillian Levine (donor, not pictured).
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