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Reception for Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Somerville at the residence of Drs. Vada and John Somerville, Los Angeles, 1950s (?)

Description:
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.
Date:
[1950s (?)]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Sheffield, Maceo B. (Maceo Bruce), 1897-1959
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Reception for Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Somerville at the residence of Drs. Vada and John Somerville, Los Angeles, 1950s (?)

Church of God in Christ on Central Avenue, exterior view, Los Angeles, 1963

Description:
Exterior view of the Church of God in Christ, a Moorish Revival building (2300 Central Ave). that was originally designed as movie theater. The sign on the building reads “Crouch Temple. Church of God in Christ.” And the marquee reads “God is love / Crouch State Temple / Church of God in Christ […] Daily prayer.” The corner street sign reads “Central Ave.” and “23rd St.”
Date:
1963
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Adams, Harry H., 1918-1988
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Church of God in Christ on Central Avenue, exterior view, Los Angeles, 1963

Mary Lee Franklin, winner of the Shrine Talent and Beauty Pageant, rides in a parade, Los Angeles, 1959

Description:
Mary Lee Franklin, winner of the Shrine Talent and Beauty Pageant in June 1959, rides in the back of a Chrysler New Yorker convertible that is driven by a member of the Shrine Egyptian Temple No. 5. A crowd of onlookers on the sidewalk suggests that the car is part of a parade. A sign on the car reads "Shrine Talent & / Beauty Pageant / Mary Franklin / Egyptian Temple No. 5 / Los Angeles, Calif."
Date:
[1959]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Adams, Harry H., 1918-1988
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Mary Lee Franklin, winner of the Shrine Talent and Beauty Pageant, rides in a parade, Los Angeles, 1959

H. Newmark building on South Broadway, Los Angeles, circa 1910

Description:
Blanchard Hall opened was located on the second floor of the H. Newmark Building, which was completed in 1907 with the Bartlett Music Store occupying the main floor. The Blanchard Hall was a prime destination for entertainment. African Americans could go dancing, see black shows and hold revival meetings.
Date:
[circa 1910]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
H. Newmark building on South Broadway, Los Angeles, circa 1910

Dr. John A. Somerville, and Lester B. Granger, Los Angeles, 1950s

Description:
Dr. John Somerville, born in Jamaica, was the first black graduate of USC School of Dentistry (1907). He married Vada Jetmore Watson (1912), who also became a dentist. He built the Somerville Hotel (1928), was instrumental in the founding of the Los Angeles chapter of NAACP (1914), and served on the Police Commission 1949-1953.
Date:
[1950s]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Smith, Irving C.
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Dr. John A. Somerville, and Lester B. Granger, Los Angeles, 1950s

La Vada Apartments, Los Angeles, circa 1928

Description:
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.
Date:
[circa 1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
La Vada Apartments, Los Angeles, circa 1928

African American men on a street in Sonora Town, by C. C. Pierce, detail, Los Angeles, 1888

Description:
A group of African American men standing in front of the newly opened Magnolia Saloon, owned by Robert Stewart, located on the corner of New High and Marchessault Street in “Sonoratown”. All of the buildings lining the street are adobe or wood. A wagon is parked across New High Street near a laundry. Two large trees shade that side of the street near a picket fence. The J.W. Robinson Mansion is visible on the left overlooking Castelar and Bellevue (Sunset Boulevard).
Date:
[circa 1888]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Pierce, C. C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
African American men on a street in Sonora Town, by C. C. Pierce, detail, Los Angeles, 1888

William Roberts, A. J. Roberts and Frederick Roberts on the steps of A. J. Roberts son & Co funeral home, Los Angeles, 1905-1915

Description:
A. J. (Andrew Jackson) Roberts attended Wilberforce University and Oberlin College. After graduation he taught school, married Ellen Hemings (a granddaughter of Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson) in Chillicothe, Ohio, and moved to California as an early pioneer in 1888. He founded a transfer and trucking business in 1905, sold it and founded the A. J. Roberts and Sons mortuary. The firm began at 12th and Los Angeles, moved to 1119-1121 S. Los Angeles, and to 1415 S. Central Avenue in 1922.
Date:
[circa 1905-1915]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
William Roberts, A. J. Roberts and Frederick Roberts on the steps of A. J. Roberts son & Co funeral home, Los Angeles, 1905-1915