Title supplied by cataloger. Rolland Joseph 'Speedy' Curtis was born in Louisiana in 1922. After serving three years in the Marines during World War II, he and his wife, Gloria, relocated from New Orleans to Los Angeles in 1946. Curtis served four years with the Los Angeles Police Department, but resigned from the force in order to pursue both a Bachelor's and Master's degree from USC. He later became involved in city politics, as an associate of Sam Yorty, and later a field deputy to City Council members Billy Mills and Tom Bradley. He was briefly director of the Model Cities program in 1973. Rolland J. Curtis died in his home in 1979, the victim of a homicide. An affordable housing complex on Exposition Blvd. near Vermont Ave. was named in his honor in 1981, along with a nearby street and park. Reverend W. L. Robinson (left) of Faithful Central Baptist Church hands Dr. E. H. Ballard, chairperson of the Board of Directors, Bank of Finance, a check to open an account for the church. They are pictured in front of Faithful Central Baptist Church located at 6100 S. Hoover Street. The name of the church is partially visible behind the men. Photograph dated 1965. See images 00120202 and 00139651 through 00139655 for additional photos in this series.
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1 negative : safety ; 10 x 13 cm. Photographic safety negatives
Bank of Finance (Los Angeles, Calif.) African American Bankers African American Banks African American men Men Baptist churches Church officers Churches Banks and banking Bank directors Bank buildings Bank accounts Bank customers Checks Lost architecture Los Angeles (Calif.)
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