Image / Charles Owens in front of a grocery store, Los Angeles, between 1860-1890

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Title: Charles Owens in front of a grocery store, Los Angeles, between 1860-1890
Alternative Title: Charles Owens (son of Robert Owens Sr.) and wife Ellen Mason (daughter of Biddy Mason)
Contributor: Early California, 1781-1920
Date Created and/or Issued: [between 1860-1890]
1860/1890
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
Rights Information: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Description: Charles Owens was the son of Robert Owens, Sr., early African American pioneer, Los Angeles landowner and successful livery stable owner. Charles married Ellen Mason, the daughter of Biddy Mason, an early African American pioneer and Los Angeles landowner, in 1856.
Charles Owens (center, white shirt and dark suit) among many other people in front of a brick building with a sign reading "Los Angeles Groceries.
Photo label: Charles Owens, son of Robert Owens, Sr. (in center near the wall -- wearing dark suit and hat and a white shirt)
Type: image
Identifier: uclalsc_1889_b02_f01_001a.tif
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Subject: African American pioneers
Grocery trade
Owens, Charles, 1832-1882
Source: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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