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Title
Group of well-dressed, well-known women, Los Angeles, 1940s
Contributor
Merriman, Ted
Date Created and/or Issued
[1940s?]
1940/1949
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection
Rights Information
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Description
L to R, first row: Lil Hammond, Regina Moore, Louise Beavers, Dorothy Mundy (with mole on face), unidentified woman (in black dress). Leontyne King (wearing printed dress, behind Dorothy Mundy). L to R, second row: an unidentified woman, Hazel Washington, Cassie Harris (wearing light-colored hat), Mildred Reed (with dark hair piece), and Bea (Beatrice) DeVaughan. L to R, back row: Gwendolyn Russell and an unidentified woman.
All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
Type

Identifier
095
YRLSC_gordonphotos_0095
Collection 1867 Box 1 Folder 3
ark:/21198/zz0025p45n
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Lifestyle
Culture
African American actresses--California--Los Angeles
Spouses of clergy--California--Los Angeles
African American motion picture actors and actresses--California--Los Angeles
Hammond, Lil
Washington, Hazel, 1903-1991
Beavers, Louise, 1902-1962
Mundy, Dorothy, 1909-1947
Reed, Mildred
Russell, Gwendolyn Eloise Diggs, 1908-1965
Harris, Cassie, b. 1907 or 08
Moore, Regina
King, Leontyne, 1905-1976
DeVaughn, Beatrice, 1901-1989
Source
Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

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