Lorenzo Bowdoin, Los Angeles, circa 1950

Item Overview

Title

Lorenzo Bowdoin, Los Angeles, circa 1950

Alternative title

Lorenzo Bowdoin, NAACP leader

Date Created

[circa 1950]

Date

1950

Collection

Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

Studio portrait of Lorenzo Bowdoin.
Lorenzo Bowdoin was a Los Angeles businessman, civic leader, philanthropist and NAACP leader. One of the first three black clerks hired by the Los Angeles Post Office in 1906, he worked there for 38 years and improved hiring and promotion policies for blacks. He was one of the organizers of Angelus Mortuary (1925) and was the treasurer for many years. He was also a member of the board of directors of the Haitian Coffee Co. He was active in many civic organizations including the Metropolitan YMCA.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Keywords

Genre

Portrait photographs

Names

Bowdoin, Lorenzo, 1886-1972

Subject Geographic

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

African American philanthropists
African American civic leaders
African American businesspeople