Dr. H. H. Towles, Curtis Taylor and Dr. N. Curtis King, Los Angeles, 1940s

Item Overview

Title

Dr. H. H. Towles, Curtis Taylor and Dr. N. Curtis King, Los Angeles, 1940s

Date Created

[1940s?]

Date

1940/1949

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

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

Notes

Summary

Dr. H. H. Towles had a successful medical practice in Los Angeles and was the medical director of Golden State Mutual Life frmo 1925-1957, and a vice president begining in 1945.
Curtis C. Taylor was a successful attorney. He earned his law degree at Howard University.
Dr. N. Curtis King was a physician who founded the Rose Netta Hospital in Los Angeles. It was known for having an interracial staff, and the first interracial blood bank, established by the Red Cross in 1942. Dr. King was also head of the Los Angeles Venereal Clinic and several other clinics.

Description

Attorney Curtis C. Taylor (standing), Dr. H. Towles (left), and Dr. N. Curtis King (right).
All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph : b&w

Keywords

Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Names

Taylor, Curtis C. (Cavielle), 1896-1967
King, N. Curtis (Norris Curtis), 1894-1960
Towles, H. H. (Henry Howard), 1888-1964

Location

California--Los Angeles

Resource type

still image

Subjects

People

African American photographers--California--Los Angeles
African American lawyers--California--Los Angeles