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All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon. The woman standing 2nd from the left was identified in another photo as a childhood friend of attorney Jesse Mann. Maceo Birch is seated on the floor at the front of the group. George Tate is right behind him. Leon Smith and Bernyce "Bernie" Eblon Smith are standing, 5th and 6th from the left (this is possibly their wedding reception). Carmelita Lomax is 3rd from the left. The man on the far right was identified as Hobart (full name unknown), the stepfather of bride Bernyce Eblon Smith.
Events Lifestyle People African American businesspeople African American journalists--California--Los Angeles Smith, Leon Black, Carmelita Henrietta Lomax, 1913-1998 Tate, George, elevator operator Smith, Bernyce Eblon Birch, Maceo, d.1980
Source
Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection
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