Yvonne Shelton and Katherine Alexander, Los Angeles, 1940s

Item Overview

Title

Yvonne Shelton and Katherine Alexander, 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

Yvonne, with sister Katherine Alexander, was a bail bonds agent who ran the Shelton Bail Bonds Co. She and her sister were the first black women to become licensed agents in the state of California.
Katherine "Kat" Alexander (née Catherine Porter) started out as a secretary for Walter L. Gordon, Jr. She and sister Yvonne Shelton became bail bonds agents. Together they ran the Shelton Bail Bonds Co., and were the first black women licensed to do so in California. Katherine was also an avid bowler. She passed away in 2000 at age 80.

Description

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
L to R: Yvonne Shelton with older sister Katherine Alexander.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph : b&w

Keywords

Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Names

Alexander, Katherine, 1921 or 22-2000
Shelton, Yvonne, 1934-2001

Location

California--Los Angeles

Resource type

still image

Subjects

People

African American bail bond agents--California--Los Angeles
African American women--California--Los Angeles
Secretaries--California--Los Angeles