Respected "senior citizens" and sportsmen, Los Angeles, 1940s

Summary: Rich Baker was a business man involved in cafes and other enterprises. He was prominent in political, social and fraternal circles.
Fred Williams, a blind man, was a real estate broker and newspaper publisher. Editor of the Omaha Monitor, he came to Los Angeles in 1923 and organized and published the Pacific Defender in 1925. Later he became a columnist for the Pittsburgh Courier and a contributer to many other newspapers. He wrote a column titled "Through the Darkness I See."
Walter Lawson was an active politician from Washington, D.C. He moved to Los Angeles and established an office that handled voter registration information.
Kid North was a well-known expert on racehorses. He is said to have recommended that Charles S. Howard purchase the racehorse Seabiscuit.
Description: Seated, L to R: a man called Hobart, unidentified man, Walter Lawson, unidentified man (a world champion high-jumper), Fred Williams, Mrs. Rich Baker, Rich Baker, unidentified man, Kid North. Standing, L to R: the father-in-law of Edward Atkinson, unidentified man (well-known poker player), Mr. Moore.
All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Genre: Black-and-white photographs
Names: Baker, Dorothy, b. 1889 or 90
Lawson, Walter
Baker, Richard Warren, 1888-1951
Williams, Fred C., 1875-1950
North, Kid
Location: California--Los Angeles
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Lifestyle
Sports; Gamblers--American--California--Los Angeles

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections
Local Identifier: YRLSC_gordonphotos_0186
186
Collection 1867 Box 1 Folder 6
ARK: ark:/21198/zz0025p78n
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