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Dr. John A. Somerville seated in an office when he was running for City Council candidate, Los Angeles, 1960s (?)

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Title: Dr. John A. Somerville seated in an office when he was running for City Council candidate, Los Angeles, 1960s (?)
Alternative Title: John Somerville as candidate for L.A. City Council and founding member of NAACP
Contributor: Sheffield, Maceo B. (Maceo Bruce), 1897-1959
Date Created and/or Issued: [1960s]
1960/1970
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. John A. Somerville seated behind his desk during his campaign for Los Angeles City Council, 10th District.
Dr. John Somerville, born in Jamaica, was the first black graduate of USC School of Dentistry (1907). He married Vada Jetmore Watson (1912), who also became a dentist. He built the Somerville Hotel (1928), was instrumental in the founding of the Los Angeles chapter of NAACP (1914), and served on the Police Commission 1949-1953.
Written on back of photo: Dr. John A. Somerville candidate for city council 10th district. Photo by Maceo B. Sheffield So. Central Ave. Adams 3-62-06
Type: image
Identifier: uclalsc_1889_b14_f14_001a.tif
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Subject: African American civic leaders
African American civil rights workers
African American dentists
African American politicians
Somerville, John Alexander, 1881-1973
Source: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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