Mayme Mary C. Netherland, Oakland, circa 1895

Item Overview

Title

Mayme Mary C. Netherland, Oakland, circa 1895

Alternative title

Mayme Mary C. Netherland

Date Created

[circa 1895]

Collection

Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

Studio portrait of Mayme Mary C. Netherland, with her image printed within a printed decorative picture frame.

Caption

As one of California’s prominent first African American families, Netherland was a member of the California Native Daughters and was an active member of multiple clubs under the auspices of the Colored Women’s Clubs Association, as well as an officer of CWCA. In 1971, the Oakland Tribune recognized her as one of Oakland’s oldest native daughters. She died in 1973 at the age of 96. Her collection is housed at the Oakland Public Library.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Keywords

Genre

Portrait photographs

African American pioneers

Names

Netherland, Mayme Mary C., 1876-1973

Subject Geographic

Oakland (Calif.)

Resource type

still image