Studio portrait of the Garrott family: Lillie Garrott (mother), Dr. Alva Garrott, Sr. (father), Miriam Garrott, Alva Garrott (behind Miriam), and Robert Garrott. Dr. Alva Curtis Garrott married Lillie Dejarnette in 1893. Dr. Garrott earned degrees in Pharmacy and Dentistry at Howard University in Washington, D. C. before bringing his family to Los Angeles in 1901, becoming this city's first Negro dentist.
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African American dentists African American families Garrott, Robert W., 1899-1976 Garrott, Alva, 1894-1983 Garrott, Lilli, D., 1871-1916 Garrott, Miriam, b. 1897 Garrott, Alva C. (Alva Curtis), 1866-1952
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