/ Affair at Club Alabam, Los Angeles, 1940s

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Title: Affair at Club Alabam, Los Angeles, 1940s
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: Please contact the contributing institution for more information regarding the copyright status of this object.
Description: All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
Lillian Randolph (in printed dress) is seated front and center of the stage. Next to her is Elihu "Black Dot" McGee (looking forward). Seated across from Lillian Randolph at the same table is Juliette Ball (smiling). To the far right of the photo, seated at the front of the stage, is Prince Spencer (head resting on hand). To the far left of the photo is Tillie Euliss (seated in the front, dressed in hat and long fur coat). Across from her at the same table is Lil "Hammie" Hammond (smiling).
The Club Alabam was located at 4015 S. Central Ave.
Handwritten names on photo: "Hammie," Tillie Euliss, Clarence Moore, Lillian Randolph, "Black Dot" Elihu McGee, Prince Spencer.
Identifier: YRLSC_gordonphotos_0342
Collection 1867 Box 2 Folder 6
ark:/21198/zz0025pdfn
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Culture
Entertainment
Events
Lifestyle
Nightclubs--California--Los Angeles
McGee, Elihu "Black Dot", 1902-1994
Hammond, Lil
Club Alabam (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Moore, Clarence
Spencer, Prince
Euliss, Tillie
Randolph, Lillian, 1898-1980
Ball, Juliette, 1923-2010
Source: Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

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