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.