Party at a club on San Fernando Road, San Fernando, Calif, 1950s

Item Overview

Title

Party at a club on San Fernando Road, San Fernando, Calif, 1950s

Photographer

Bob Douglas Photo

Date Created

[circa 1957-1959]

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Notes

Summary

Walter L. Gordon, Jr. was an African American attorney in Los Angeles.
Theodore (Ted) Schaeffer was an attorney who graduated from USC's law school. He later got involved in horserace gambling which, according to Walter Gordon, ruined Mr. Schaeffer financially.
Xenophon F. Lang was a Los Angeles Municipal Court judge. At the start of his law career he was Walter Gordon's professional colleague. He was married to Cleo Baines Lang Miller in 1957.

Description

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
L to R: Walter L. Gordon, Jr., Catherine Tye (identified separately as Cecile Tyson), unidentified woman, Xenophon Lang and his wife (probably Cleo, wearing pearl necklace), Theodore (Ted) Schaeffer, unidentified woman.

Caption

On back of photo: BOB DOUGLAS PGOTO / 2626 SO. MANHATTAN PL. - APT. 100 / LOS ANGELES 18 - PHONE RE. 2-0207

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph : b&w

Keywords

Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Subjects

Lifestyle

Nightclubs--California--San Fernando Valley
African American judges--California--Los Angeles
African American lawyers--California--Los Angeles

Names

Schaeffer, Ted
Gordon, Walter L., Jr., 1908-2012
Ty, Catherine
Miller, Cleo Baines Lang, b. 1934
Lang, Xenophon, 1917-2003

Location

California--San Fernando

Resource type

still image