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Title
Dr. and Mrs. Alva Curtis Garrott, Sr. and their three children, Glendale, circa 1905
Alternative Title
Dr. A.C. Garrott and family
Contributor
Prominent Individuals and Families, 1885-1980
Date Created and/or Issued
1905
[circa 1905]
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
Rights Information
spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Description
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.
Studio portrait of the Garrott family: Lillie Garrott (mother), Dr. Alva Garrott, Sr. (father), Miriam Garrott, Alva Garrott (behind Miriam), and Robert Garrott.
Type
image
Identifier
uclalsc_1889_b09_f02_004a.tif
ark:/21198/z14f37rh
Subject
African American dentists
African American families
Garrott, Lilli, D., 1871-1916
Garrott, Alva C. (Alva Curtis), 1866-1952
Garrott, Robert W., 1899-1976
Garrott, Alva, 1894-1983
Garrott, Miriam, b. 1897
Source
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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