Gathering at Walter L. Gordon's home, Los Angeles 1940s

Summary: Liz McCullough came to Los Angeles to visit her boyfriend (he had moved from Chicago to L.A. to start a tombstone business).
Dr. T. Edgar Ward was a wealthy man who owned a lot of property in Dallas, TX.
Charles A. Williams is documented as a photographer from Oklahoma, practicing in Los Angeles and married to Yoshi Kuwahara in the 1948 edition of Negro Who's Who in California. It also states that he earned the title "Charles of Avalon" while working at the Avalon Studios, the largest Negro owned studio on the Pacific Coast, and that he had photographed for the Pittsburgh Courier, Pacific Coast Edition; the California Eagle Staff and the Los Angeles Sentinel. His obituary in the Sentinel reports his activities in the public relations profession, ultimately becoming the Chairman of Public Relations International.
Mye Haddox was a physician from Shreveport, Louisiana.
Description: All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
Liz McCullough is seated in the back at the bar on the far left (holding a cigarette). The four individuals on the couch (R to L) are Dr. Mye Haddox, Theresa Haddox, Dr. T. Edgar Ward, and Mrs. Ward.
Caption: Photographer's logo in the lower right corner: "Charles of Avalon"

Genre: Black-and-white photographs
Names: Haddox, Mye, 1896-1966
McCullough, Liz
Ward, Edgar, 1892-1950
Haddox, Theresa, 1907-1978
Location: California--Los Angeles
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Lifestyle; African American physicians--Louisiana--Shreveport

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections
Local Identifier: YRLSC_gordonphotos_0414
Collection 1867 Box 3 Folder 1
ARK: ark:/21198/zz0025pgt9
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