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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Josephine Burch was born in 1922 to parents Crystal and Rufus Marshall. She attended Dayton Heights Elementary and Virgil Junior High School, and Belmont High School before receiving her degree in Education and a teaching credential from UCLA. She continued to receive her Master's in counseling from USC. Burch was among a handful of African-American teachers who began integrating LAUSD. She married her high school sweetheart, Bernard Burch and had three children. She passed away at the age of 94 in 2017. Congregation group photo on the stairs of Wesley Methodist Church, located at 112 W. 52nd Street.
Wesley United Methodist Church (Los Angeles, Calif.) Church buildings--California--South Los Angeles (Los Angeles) Methodist church buildings--California--South Los Angeles (Los Angeles) Sidewalks--California--South Los Angeles (Los Angeles) Easter--California--Los Angeles Children--California--Los Angeles Electric lines--Poles and towers South Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Shades of L.A. Collection photographs Group portraits Portrait photographs Shades of L.A. African American photographs
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