Guest of honor Marva Louis at a party, Los Angeles, 1940s

Item Overview

Title

Guest of honor Marva Louis at a party, 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

Ethel Sissle (1915-1984) was maried to the band leader Noble Sissle, and later to Walter L. Gordon, Jr.
Marva Louis, stenographer and big band singer, married and divorced heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis twice between 1935 and 1949; during their marriage, she also worked as a model. She married physician Albert Lee Spaulding in 1950.

Description

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
Marva Louis sits at the head of a table, partially obscured by a coffee urn. Second from left is Tessie (Trussie?) Daniels. Ethel (Sissle) Gordon is standing behind Louis, with white flowers in her hair. The other women in the photograph are unidentified.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph : b&w

Keywords

Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Names

Spaulding, Marva Louis, 1915-2000
Sissle, Ethel
Daniels, Tessie

Location

California--Los Angeles

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Lifestyle
People

African American models
Parties--California--Los Angeles