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. Photograph shows an unidentified family sitting around the piano in their home. The husband stands against the wall and watches his wife and daughter sitting on the bench, tickling the keyboards. A book titled, “Music now and long ago” published by Silver Burdett Co. sits atop the piano music stand. Photograph circa 1965. See images 00119537 through 00119558 for additional photos in this series.
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1 negative : safety ; 10 x 13 cm. Photographic safety negatives
African American families African American children African American girls African American men African American women Husband and wife Families Children Toddlers Girls Men Women Mothers Fathers Dwellings Interiors Pianos Sheet music Songbooks Dining tables Dining room furniture Chairs Los Angeles (Calif.)
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