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Title
At the Orpheum Theater, 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
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Description
L to R, back row: Joe Morris, Bea DeVaughn, Walter L. Gordon, Jr., Hazel Washington, Roscoe (Rocky) C. Washington, and Herman Hill. Kneeling at left is Lionel Hampton, and next to him with her arms around two men is Gladys Hampton. The other man and woman in the photograph are unidentified.
All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
Type

Identifier
Collection 1867 Box 3 Folder 6
YRLSC_gordonphotos_0550
ark:/21198/zz0025pn5w
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Lifestyle
African American jazz musicians
African American police--California--Los Angeles
African American businesspeople--California--Los Angeles
African American women political activists--California--Los Angeles
African American lawyers--California--Los Angeles
Washington, Hazel, 1903-1991
DeVaughn, Beatrice, 1901-1989
Morris, Joseph Lee, 1922-1958
Hampton, Gladys
Hampton, Lionel
Washington, Roscoe C. (Roscoe Conkling), 1902-1996
Hill, Herman, 1906-1991
Gordon, Walter L., Jr., 1908-2012
Source
Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

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