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All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon. Six men posing at the home plate of a baseball diamond with some spectators behind in the stands. Five men are standing while one is kneeling in front. Photo was taken from the perspective of the pitcher's mound. Standing, L-R: Daddy Grant; Fred Williams; J.B. Bass; unnamed bail bondsman; Dr. Darrington Weaver, MD.Kneeling in front: Maceo Scheffield (actor; also a police detective, rumored to be related to the Chief Police)Probable location: Wrigley Field, in Los Angeles On back of photograph:Joe B Bass - Charlotta Bass HusbDr Darrington WeaverMaceo Sheffield (i.e. Scheffield), detective, photographer, actorDaddy GrantFred Williams - purest{??}Bail BondsmanPictureAlexander Grant Base BallLong Beach Ca
Sports African American physicians--California--Los Angeles Baseball fields--California--Los Angeles County African American bail bond agents--California--Los Angeles African Americans in the newspaper industry--California--Los Angeles African American actors--California--Los Angeles Restaurateurs--California--Los Angeles Grant, Daddy Weaver, Darrington Bass, J. B. (Joseph Blackburn), 1863-1934 Scheffield, Maceo B Williams, Fred C., 1875-1950
Source
Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection
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