Descendants of negro pioneers of the Gold Rush period at the Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, 1952

Item Overview

Title

Descendants of negro pioneers of the Gold Rush period at the Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, 1952

Alternative title

Early California African American pioneers

Photographer

Cox, Harry L.

Date Created

August 9, 1952

Date

1952-08-09

Collection

Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

Seated: Sue Bailey Thurman, Leona Headon, David W. Ruggles, Mrs. George McCard, Lora Toombs Scott, Helen Williams Sands, Marian Logan Williams, Grace Logan, Ora Williams Jones, Margo Lewis, Violet Rogers Sessions, Alice Simmons Casy. Standing: Melba Whittaker, Barbara Crawford, Bernie Crawford, Miriam Rogers, Theresa Danley, Harry O. Johnson, Margaret Danley, Theresa Danley, Nellie Logan Hewis, Peter Williams, Harriett Smith, Florence Wysinger Allen.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Keywords

Genre

Portrait photographs

Names

Thurman, Sue Bailey
Allen, Florence W. (Florence Wysinger), 1913-1997
Whitaker, Melba Clark
Scott, Lora Toombs, 1895-1995
Fairmont Hotel (San Francisco, Calif.)

Subject Geographic

San Francisco (Calif.)

Longitude

37.792524

Latitude

-122.410494

Resource type

still image

Subjects

African American pioneers