Informal gathering at the bar in Walter Gordon's office, Los Angeles, 1940s

Item Overview
- Title
- Informal gathering at the bar in Walter Gordon's office, Los Angeles, 1940s
- Date Created
- 1940s
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection
Notes
- Summary
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Leonard McClain was an ex-football player, later owner of the Leonard McClain Bail Bond Company.
Melba Foppe was Walter Gordon's secretary for at least 15 years.
Walter L. Gordon, Jr. was an African American attorney in Los Angeles.
Flo (Florita) Ware was Walter Gordon Jr.'s secretary for many years.
J. T. Gipson was a reporter for the Los Angeles Sentinel. - Description
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All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
A group of people holding drinks around a bar. The bar was located at the back of Walter Gordon's office. From left to right: Melba Foppe, Florita Ware, Leonard McClain, Walter Gordon, and J. T. Gipson. - Caption
- Text on reverse: Back office bar.
Physical Description
- Extent
- 1 photograph : b&w
Keywords
- Genre
- Black-and-white photographs
- Subjects
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Entertainment
Lifestyle -
African American bail bond agents--California--Los Angeles
Secretaries--California--Los Angeles
African American journalists--California--Los Angeles
African American lawyers--California--Los Angeles
Bars (Drinking establishments)--California--Los Angeles - Names
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Ware, Florita
Gipson, J. T.
Gordon, Walter L., Jr., 1908-2012
Foppe, Melba
McClain, Leonard, 1915-1958 - Location
- California--Los Angeles
- Resource type
- still image
Find This Item
- Repository
- University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections
- Local identifier
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YRLSC_gordonphotos_0109
Collection 1867 Box 1 Folder 4 - ARK
- ark:/21198/zz0025p4nw
- Finding aid url
- 109
- Manifest url
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Access Condition
- Rights statement
- copyrighted