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Title
Family home of Dr. and Mrs. Alva Curtis Garrott, Glendale, between 1908-1915
Alternative Title
Dr. A.C. Garrott and family
Contributor
Prominent Individuals and Families, 1885-1980
Date Created and/or Issued
[between 1908-1915]
1908/1915
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 Alva 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.
Garrott family craftsman style home on Harvard Blvd., seen from the street.
Type
image
Identifier
uclalsc_1889_b09_f02_006a.tif
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Subject
Dwellings
African American dentists
Garrott, Alva C. (Alva Curtis), 1866-1952
Source
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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