Thomas W. Myles, Walter L. Gordon Jr., Jesse B. Mann and others, Los Angeles, 1940s

Title: Thomas W. Myles, Walter L. Gordon Jr., Jesse B. Mann and others, Los Angeles, 1940s
Date Created: [1940s?]
Date: 1940/1949
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Summary: Jesse Bowman Mann went to college at Howard University and studied law at Northwestern University. He practiced law in Chicago for almost fifty years. He was also a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.
Thomas W. Myles was a longtime friend of Walter L. Gordon, Jr. According to Mr. Gordon, Thomas Myles was an excellent track and field athlete. He was also involved in local politics.
Walter L. Gordon, Jr. was an African American attorney in Los Angeles.
Description: From L to R: Thomas W. Myles (also known as Tommie), Walter L. Gordon Jr., an unidentified man (son of Clara Lisberg and nephew of Camille Cannady), an unidentified woman (last name Sue/Soo (?), and whose husband was a member of Duke Ellington's orchestra), Jesse B. Mann, an unidentified man.
All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Genre: Black-and-white photographs
Names: Mann, Jesse B., 1913-1988
Gordon, Walter L., Jr., 1908-2012
Myles, Thomas W.
Location: California--Los Angeles
Resource type: still image
Subjects: People; African American lawyers--Illinois--Chicago
African American lawyers--California--Los Angeles

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections
Local Identifier: Collection 1867 Box 3 Folder 3
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YRLSC_gordonphotos_0477
ARK: ark:/21198/zz0025pjsr
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