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All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon. In the front row, Ethel Sissle is 3rd from the left, Marva Louis is 4th from the left, and Catherine Garcia is 6th from the left. 2nd from the right is Morgan Robinson's daughter (name unknown), and 4th from the right is Bessie M. Gant. The tallest woman in the back row, at the right, is possibly Aurora Slater. At the far left in the 2nd row is Ellen (Bruce) Fowler. Photograph taken at Noble Sissle's house on Juliet Street, while Ethel was married to him. In 1946, Noble Sissle lived at 2126 S. Harvard. Blvd. in Los Angeles.
Events Lifestyle Secretaries--California--Los Angeles Parties--California--Los Angeles African American women journalists--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh African American women teachers--California--Los Angeles African American models Garcia, Catherine Spaulding, Marva Louis, 1915-2000 Sissle, Ethel Gant, Bess M., 1896-1962 Fowler, Ellen Slater, Aurora
Source
Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection
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