Choir in front of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church, Los Angeles, 1940-1960

Item Overview

Title

Choir in front of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church, Los Angeles, 1940-1960

Alternative title

First A.M.E. Church choir

Date Created

[1940-1960]

Collection

Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

Group portrait of about 50 church officials, including clergy, and choir, of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church in front of the doors of the church located at 8th St. and Towne Ave.
First African Methodist Episcopal Church, Los Angeles, is the oldest church founded by African Americans in the City of Los Angeles, dating to 1872. Biddy Mason established the church to minister to the mind, body, and soul of the community. This church served as the cornerstone of the community for spiritual growth, social uplift, and economic development.

Caption

Written on back of photo: 1st A.M.E. church choir, 1st A.M,E. Church, eighth and Towne

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Keywords

Genre

Portrait photographs

African American choirs
African American churches

Names

First African Methodist Episcopal Church (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Subject Geographic

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Longitude

34.03711

Latitude

-118.24752

Resource type

still image