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Description
All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon. Lena Horne (right) and Luvenia Nash (left) are shaking hands in the center of the photo. According to Walter Gordon, the woman standing in the first row (2nd from the right) ran a beauty parlor. She is probably Elise Boone, a beautician who is identified as a member of the Luvenia Nash Singers in this article: "Beautician of the Week," Los Angeles Sentinel, 22 Apr. 1954: C5.
Arts People African American singers--California--Los Angeles African American motion picture actors and actresses--California--Los Angeles Horne, Lena Nash, Luvenia, 1901-1974 Luvenia Nash Singers Boone, Elise
Source
Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection
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