Bert McDonald, attorney, Los Angeles, 1920s

Item Overview

Title

Bert McDonald, attorney, Los Angeles, 1920s

Alternative title

Friends and relatives of Somervilles

Photographer

Tivoli LA

Date Created

[1920s]

Date

1920/1930

Collection

Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

Studio portrait of Bert McDonald as a young man, wearing a suit.
Bert McDonald was the first black law school graduate at the University of Southern California (1923) and the first black lawyer in the Los Angeles City Attorney's office, becoming Chief Deputy City Attorney. He was a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.

Caption

Written on back of photo: Bert Mcdonald, Calif, Return to Hill, ?, Single, 3-22-47

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Keywords

Genre

photographs

Names

McDonald, Bert A., 1898-1947

Subject Geographic

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

African American attorneys
African American public prosecutors