Arthur Wilson and Betty Clark, with others, Los Angeles, 1940s

Item Overview

Title

Arthur Wilson and Betty Clark, with others, 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

Betty Clark (née Betty Whitfield Wilson), was the wife of Horace Clark. Mrs. Clark, a former fashion designer, had been married to a police officer Arthur Wilson. She divorced Wilson, and later married Horace P. Clark, Sr., proprietor of the Clark Hotel. After his death, she became the full-time manager of the hotel. Betty was also the sister of Mal (Malvin) Whitfield, Olympic track medalist and member of the Tuskegee Airmen who also spent 47 years in Africa training athletes.
Arthur Wilson was a police officer.

Description

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
Arthur Wilson is standing to the far left. Betty Clark is standing in the center, dressed in a hat and fur. The others in the photograph are unidentified.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph : b&w

Keywords

Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Names

Clark, Betty Whitfield Wilson, 1912 or 13-1998
Wilson, Arthur D. (Arthur Darafoniere), 1896-1954

Location

California--Los Angeles

Resource type

still image

Subjects

People