Subject: African American families and Garrott, Lilli, D., 1871-1916 / Genre: Portrait photographs / Resource Type: still image - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Description:: Studio portrait of the Dejarnette (or De Jarnette) family; L to R, top row: Leslie Dejarnette Wheeler, Lillie Dejarnette Garrott, Alice Dejarnette Hooper, Katie Dejarnette Scott and Hattie Dejarnette Hamilton; middle row: Mabel Dejarnette Kennan, Robert Dejarnette (father), Stanley Dejarnette, Herbert Dejarnette and California Dejarnette (mother); front row: Robert Dejarnette and Gladys Dejarnette (baby).
Date:: 1894
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Description:: Lillie Dejarnette married Alva Garrott in 1893. Dr. Garrott earned degrees in Pharmacy and Dentistry at Howard University in Washington, D. C. before bringing his family to Los Angeles in 1901, becoming this city's first Negro dentist.
Date:: [circa 1903-1904]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Description:: Studio portrait of the Garrott family: Lillie Garrott (mother), Dr. Alva Garrott, Sr. (father), Miriam Garrott, Alva Garrott (behind Miriam), and Robert Garrott.
Date:: [circa 1905]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Description:: Group portrait at the Garrott home in Glendale with the Garrotts and others: front row, L to R: Alva Curtis Garrott (2nd), Lillie Garrott (3rd); 2nd row: Miriam Garrott (center). They are at the "tent" house; which was a temporary dwelling.
Date:: [circa 1907]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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