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Malvin Greston Whitfield was born in 1924. He was a middle-distance runner who won three Olympic gold medals for the United States, in 1948 and 1952. He was a Tuskegee Airman, and later became an American good-will ambassador promoting athletics abroad. He died on November 19, 2015.; Anthony P. Rios was born in 1915. He was a founder of the Community Service Organization, a statewide group formed in 1947 to mobilize Mexican Americans for community action. Rios was a mentor to Edward Roybal, and in 1949 the CSO helped Roybal become the first Mexican American in more than 70 years to serve on the council. Other leaders who emerged from the group include Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, former California Supreme Court Justice Cruz Reynoso, and State Assemblyman Gil Cedillo. Rios died on May 19, 1999.; Earl Gilmore was an oil magnate and developer. His many accomplishments include the Gilmore Stadium and the establishment of the Farmer's Market and the Gilmore Commerical and Savings Bank. He also served on the State and County Fish and Game Commission and the Los Angeles Police Commission. Photograph caption dated September 15, 1955 reads "First picture taken of Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation Commission shows, from left, Anthony P. Rios, Mrs. George Miller, Milton B. Arthur, chairman; Earl B. Gilmore and Malvin G. Whitfield. Photo was taken in chambers at 834 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles. Recreational needs of county's current population of 5,500,000, which will in future grow to 10,000,000, according to experts, is charted and met by this group."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Whitfield, Mal,--1924-2015 Rios, Anthony P Gilmore, Earl B Los Angeles County (Calif.).--Department of Parks and Recreation--Officials and employees Men--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles County officials and employees--California--Los Angeles Public service commissions--California--Los Angeles County Flags--United States Flags--California Maps Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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