Jennie Bruington and her daughter, Esther Beck, Los Angeles, 1940s

Item Overview

Title

Jennie Bruington and her daughter, Esther Beck, Los Angeles, 1940s

Alternative title

Unidentified individuals and groups (1 of 2)

Date Created

[1940s]

Date

1940/1950

Collection

Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

Esther (Bruington) Beck with her mother Jennie Bruington, wearing light colored blouses and skirts, standing next to a banner/flag with a message on it reading: Lieut. James M. Beck [...].
Esther (Bruington) Beck was the daughter of Jennie S. (Beak) Bruington, and sister of Bessie Bruington Burke, the first African American teacher hired to teach in the Los Angeles school system.
Jennie Bruington (maiden name Beak) was the mother of Esther Beck, and Bessie Bruington Burke.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Keywords

Genre

photographs

Names

Beck, Esther
Bruington, Jennie, 1863-1945

Resource type

still image

Subjects

African American families