America Waldo Bogle was the daughter of a slave mother and probably one of the Waldo brothers (Missouri businessmen and slave owners who moved to the Oregon Territory). She married Jamaican immigrant Richard Bogle in 1863. He opened a barbershop in Walla Walla, owned a ranch or farm, and was one of the founders of the Walla Walla Building and Loan Association. Five of their eight children lived into adulthood. Three of the sons became barbers in Portland.
House of Beverly A. Johnson located at 1801 G St. A small child is standing at the top of the front steps. A sign above a window on the left reads: "B. A. Johnson / Caterer / Weddings, Banquets, Receptions / Dishes, [...] linen, Rented"
Bi-fold photograph album with two images of a family. Left: A couple with a boy toddler and an older woman who may be the grandmother in a yard. Right A mother holding a baby in a yard in front of a wooden fence.
Studio portrait of a child seated on a classicizing stone bench with a basket of flowers and a painted landscape backdrop. She is a member of the A. J. Roberts family.
Nellie Elizabeth Logan Christian Love was the daughter of Lavinia Coffey Logan Snaden (1849-1922). Her first husband was Green Berry Logan, a farmer in Tehama, California.
Four photos of African American family members. 2 upper: a baby in a yard with its mother and by itself. Lower right: a teenage girl and a young woman standing on a road in a mountainous area with a car, cabin and another women visible behind them.
Mary Jane Broyles is seated holding a baby on the front steps of the house of her daughter, Portia B. Griffith, at 5000 Wall St, surrounded by about 44 family members of all ages.
Louise Kenner, wife of Byron Kenner, was a college graduate, active in social organizations, and an active member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. Byron F, Kenner was a Los Angeles money order clerk. He was a founding west coast charter member of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity at UCLA.
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).
James Marsh Harvey founded the Harvey Brothers Sand and Gravel contracting company. In 1900 the family lived in Kupfrian Park, Florida. By 1920, they had relocated to Los Angeles (1464 E. 23rd St.).
African American family, one boy, two girls and the parents, standing in front of the porch of a house with a striped awning above them. They are dressed for a special occasion with the boy in a jacket and knickers suit, the girls in light-colored dresses and stockings with large bows in their hair, the mother in a light-colored blouse and long, silk skirt and the father in a light-colored three-piece suit.
The Garrott family together outside of their house: Dr. Alva Garrott, Sr. (father), Robert Garrott, Lillie Garrott (mother), Miriam Garrott, and Alva Garrott.
Studio portrait of a young girl standing beside a classicizing pedestal with a basket of flowers and a painted landscape backdrop. She is a member of the A. J. Roberts family, perhaps his daughter, Myrtle.
Esther (Bruington) Beck with her mother Jennie Bruington, wearing light colored blouses and skirts, standing next to a banner/flag with a message on it reading: Lieut. James M. Beck [...].
Family photographs of the Williams family. Left: Marilyn, Della and Norma in their yard. Right: Marilyn and Norma with Paul in their yard (1271 W. 35th St.).
Dr. Vada Somerville (born Vada Jetmore Watson) of Pomona graduated from USC, married dentist John Alexander Somerville (1912), was the first African American woman and the second African American person to graduate from USC School of Dentistry (1918), and was the first African American woman certified to practice dentistry in the state of California. She was a civil rights activist, highly involved in several civic and community organizations.
Grace Evelyn Grubbs Jenkins organized her children, Phillip, George, Ray and Grace, into a family musical ensemble. Known as the Junior Concert Orchestra, they performed at churches and venues in the Sacramento area.
Samuel B. Danley, Jr., was a Department of Labor employment specialist. He and Theresa Bel Virginia Harper Danley were the parents of Margaret and Theresa.
Norris and Marguerite were the children of Phoebe (1880-1943) and Eugene Hester (b. 1875). They lived in Santa Barbara 1915-1920. Eugene is listed as a musician in 1918 Santa Barbara city directory.
Studio portrait of a young boy standing beside a classicizing pedestal with a basket of flowers and a painted landscape backdrop. He is a member of the A. J. Roberts family, perhaps his son, William or Frederick.
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.
Samuel B. Danley, Jr., was a Department of Labor employment specialist. He and Theresa Bel Virginia Harper Danley were the parents of Margaret and Theresa.
Pearl W. Hinds Roberts was the daughter of Lucy and Wiley Hinds, owner of one of the largest cattle ranches in California. She graduated from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. She was a member of the Electoral College in 1952. She was married to Frederick M. Roberts, the first black Assemblyman elected to state office west of the Mississippi.
Frederick Madison Roberts was a newspaper owner and editor, educator, and business owner. He was also the first African American elected to the California State Assembly. Roberts was a great-grandson of Sally Hemings and President Thomas Jefferson.
Studio portrait of the Garrott family: Lillie Garrott (mother), Dr. Alva Garrott, Sr. (father), Miriam Garrott, Alva Garrott (behind Miriam), and Robert Garrott.
Charles Heard Matthews was a prominent attorney in Los Angeles who served on numerous boards including Golden State and Liberty Savings. He was the younger brother of Miriam Matthews.
Young African American woman seated with young child in the living room of a house. Behind them are a lamp on a table and a mantle with family photographs.
Lillie Garrott (former Lillie Dejarnette / De Jarnette), wife of Dr. Alva Curtis Garrott (probably, left), with her children Miriam Garrott (holding baseball bat), Alva Garrott (seated, left), and Robert Garrott (seated, right) in front of the temporary "tent house" with six other children. Three of the girls hold tennis racquets.
Scott family at home at 757 San Julian Street, Los Angeles. The woman with the little girl might be Bertha Scott Glenn and her daughter Berthella. The woman seated directly behind her is probably Mattie Scott (Nelson). The other women might be two of the other four Scott sisters, who were Lettie, May and Nellie. One of the men might be Bertha's husband, William Glenn.
View of John Emanuel Johnson, with his foot on the running board, and Welcome Watson, seated inside of a large, dark colored convertible car parked in front of a dwelling.
Studio portrait of the family of Alice Watkins Garrott: parents Sara N. Watkins and John W. Watkins; brothers Philip, John and Delbert; Alice and three of her four sisters: Elizabeth, Gertrude, Edith and Eva.
Samuel B. Danley, Jr., was a Department of Labor employment specialist. He and Theresa Bel Virginia Harper Danley were the parents of Margaret and Theresa.
Studio portrait of the Boyd family with the parents Robert James Boyd and Emma P. Barrett Boyd, and their children, left to right: Barrett, Helen and Willis. Robert and the children are seated on a wooden garden bench placed in front of a painted landscape backdrop.
William R. Robinson was the second husband of Minerva Petit Logan Robinson, and the maternal grandfather of Lora Toombs Scott. He lived in Tehama, California.
Frederick Madison Roberts was a newspaper owner and editor, educator, and business owner. He was also the first African American elected to the California State Assembly. Roberts was a great-grandson of Sally Hemings and President Thomas Jefferson.
Family wedding photo Dr. John F. Simmons and Gwen Jones, with the parents, Edith Jones and Clarence Jones, on the left. The bride's maids might be Gwen's sisters, Edith and Corine.
These are the grandchildren of Alva Curtis Garrott, Jr., son of Dr. Alva Garrott. Their mothers are Jean Garrott Le Blanc (1924-1977), Marjorie Garrott Mingleton (1928-1973) and Carmen Garrott Riddle (1934-2014).
Group portrait of contractor James Marsh Harvey (seated, center) with probably with his sons: Jessie, Frank, William and Earnest; his son -in-law Richard Fulks; and his daughter Ruby Fulks and two other women. They are outside a house.
Nelle Johnson, an aunt of Ralph Bunche, with a dog in the yard of their home located at 1221 East 37th Street (later changed to 1221 East 41st Street).
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.
Wiley Hinds was a wealthy California rancher and farmer in the area of Kaweah and Mineral King, in Tulare County. His daughter, Pearl, married Frederick Madison Roberts.