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Description
All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon. The woman at the far left (seated on the floor in from of man with glasses) is Juliette Ball. To the right and behind her, wearing a dark v-neck top, is Mae Johnson (different from the dancer Mae Johnson). Seated to the far right on the couch are three woman wearing hats: on the left is Lillian Lomax; next to her is Mabel Scott, and at the far right of the couch is Gertrude Gipson. Seated on the floor in the first row is Hazel Moreland (2nd from left) and Lena Torrance (4th from left, wearing a corsage on her dress). The other people in the photograph are unidentified.
People African American dancers--California--Los Angeles African American women journalists--California--Los Angeles Ball, Juliette, 1923-2010 Gray, Lillian Lomax, 1924-1984 Moreland, Hazel Henry, 1913-1999 Torrance, Lena Johnson, Mae, 1916-1999 Gibson-Penland, Gertrude, 1923-1999 Scott, Mabel
Source
Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection
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