Image / Charles Nelson Gibson as a child, Sacramento, circa 1885

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Title: Charles Nelson Gibson as a child, Sacramento, circa 1885
Alternative Title: Charlie Gibson as a child
Date Created and/or Issued: [circa 1885]
1885
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
Rights Information: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Description: Studio portrait of Charles "Charlie" Nelson Gibson.
Charlie Nelson Gibson was born in Sacramento. His family moved to Oakland in the late 19th century. He was a redcap for the Southern Pacific Railroad from 1913-1954. He and his wife, Maude, had three daughters, Thelma, Lois, and Audrey. Gibson was a member of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Oakland, the Retired Railroad Men's Club, and several masonic lodges.
Type: image
Identifier: uclalsc_1889_b09_f07_001a.tif
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Subject: African American children
African American railroad employees
Gibson, Charles Nelson, 1878-1967
Source: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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