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Descendants of negro pioneers of the Gold Rush: Royale Towns, Sadie Colbert, Melba Clark Whittaker, Harvey Earl, and Estella Earl, circa 1969

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Title: Descendants of negro pioneers of the Gold Rush: Royale Towns, Sadie Colbert, Melba Clark Whittaker, Harvey Earl, and Estella Earl, circa 1969
Alternative Title: Early California African American pioneers
Date Created and/or Issued: 1969
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
Rights Information: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Description: Pioneers (left to right): Royale Towns, Sadie Colbert, Melba Clark Whittaker, Harvey Earl, and Estella Earl, holding a copy of the book The Negro Trail-Blazers of California (probably the book by Delilah L. Beasley, published in 1919).
Written on back of photo: Get written credit to use from Bancroft Library. Credit: Bancroft Library
Type: image
Identifier: uclalsc_1889_b04_f06_004.tif
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Subject: African American pioneers
Earl, Emma Estella Logan, 1916-1995
Towne, Royale Edward, 1899-1990
Whitaker, Melba Clark
Earl, Ora Harvey, 1913-1990
Colbert, Sadie
Source: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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