Herman Spurlock at the Red Hot restaurant on Western Avenue, Los Angeles, 1940s

Item Overview

Title

Herman Spurlock at the Red Hot restaurant on Western Avenue, Los Angeles, 1940s

Photographer

Merriman, Ted

Date Created

[1940s?]

Date

1940/1949

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

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

Notes

Summary

Herman Spurlock, well known on Central Avenue, made a living putting together shows and entertainment for nightclubs and fundraisers.

Description

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
Herman Spurlock is seated at the rear of the counter, wearing a hat. The others in the photograph are unidentified.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph : b&w

Keywords

Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Names

Spurlock, Herman

Location

California--Los Angeles

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Lifestyle
People

African American businesspeople--California--Los Angeles