Reverend J. Logan Craw and the church choir in front of the First A.M.E. Church, Los Angeles, between 1915-1919

Title: Reverend J. Logan Craw and the church choir in front of the First A.M.E. Church, Los Angeles, between 1915-1919
Alternative title: First A.M.E. Church choir
Date Created: [between 1915-1919]
Date: 1915/1919
Collection: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Description: 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.
Group photograph of Reverend J. Logan, minister of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church (standing, on the right), with the choir of approximately 50 members. Two musicians, a violinist and saxophone player, and a women wearing a light-colored dress, stand beside Reverend Craw. Behind the choir in the open door are a man and two women.
Reverend J. Logan Craw was the minister of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church from 1915 to 1919.
Caption: Written on back of photo: Rev. [J. Logan] Craw (Floyd Covington's foster father)

Genre: Portrait photographs
Names: African Methodist Episcopal Church (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Craw, J. Logan (James Logan), b. 1872
Subject Geographic: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Longitude: 34.03711
Latitude: -118.24752
Resource type: still image
Subjects: African American clergy
African American churches
African American choirs