Shades of L.A. is an archive of photographs representing the contemporary and historic diversity of families in Los Angeles. Images were chosen from family albums and include daily life, social organizations, work, personal and holiday celebrations, and migration and immigration activities. Made possible and accessible through the generous support of the Security Pacific National Bank, Sunlaw Cogeneration Partners, Photo Friends, California Council for the Humanities, the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, and the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation
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Description
Title supplied by cataloger.; Image is a reproduction.; Published on page 60 of Shades of L.A. New York : The New Press, c1996. The Ahn family residence (left, not visible) was where Helen Ahn and her five children lived from 1936 until 1946. The home was later moved to 34th Street and is now occupied by the USC Korean Studies Institute. Susan Ahn (later Ahn Cuddy) in her WAVES uniform on Downey Way in Los Angeles. She was the first Korean American in the WAVES, the women's division of the U.S. Naval Reserve in the 1940's. She also went to Pensacola Gunnery School to become the first woman gunnery officer.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;20 x 20 cm. Photographic prints
Cuddy, Susan Ahn,--1915- WAVES National (Organization) United States.--Navy Women--California--Los Angeles Military uniforms Streets--California--Los Angeles Dwellings--California--Los Angeles Lawns--California--Los Angeles Sidewalks--California--Los Angeles Electric lines--Poles and towers Downey Way (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Shades of L.A. Collection photographs Shades of L.A. Korean American photographs
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