/ Guest of honor Marva Louis at a party, Los Angeles, 1940s

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Title: Guest of honor Marva Louis at a party, 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.
Marva Louis sits at the head of a table, partially obscured by a coffee urn. Second from left is Tessie (Trussie?) Daniels. Ethel (Sissle) Gordon is standing behind Louis, with white flowers in her hair. The other women in the photograph are unidentified.
Type
Identifier: 789
YRLSC_gordonphotos_0789
Collection 1867 Box 5 Folder 2
ark:/21198/zz0025px05
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Lifestyle
People
African American models
Parties--California--Los Angeles
Spaulding, Marva Louis, 1915-2000
Sissle, Ethel
Daniels, Tessie
Source: Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

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