Herman Hill, Louise Brooks, and Abie Robinson, Los Angeles, 1940s

Item Overview

Title

Herman Hill, Louise Brooks, and Abie Robinson, Los Angeles, 1940s

Date Created

1940s

Date

1941/1949

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Notes

Summary

Herman Hill was a newspaper reporter and helped to establish the Pittsburg Courier in Los Angeles. He was also the first African American to play varsity basketball at USC.
Edward Joseph "Abie" Robinson was the Los Angeles Sentinel sports editor.
Louise Brooks was in charge of the kitchens at clubs such as the Dunbar Grill and the F-Fortune Club.

Description

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
Louise Brooks (seated), in charge of the kitchens at clubs such as the Dunbar Grill and the F-Fortune Club, with Herman Hill (left) and Abie Robinson (right). Herman Hill was a publicist and also the first African American to play varsity basketball at USC. Edward Joseph "Abie" Robinson was the Los Angeles Sentinel sports editor.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph : b&w

Keywords

Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Names

Robinson, Abie, 1915-2001
Brooks, Louise Mae, 1884-1960
Hill, Herman, 1906-1991

Location

California--Los Angeles

Resource type

still image

Subjects

People

African American journalists--California--Los Angeles