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