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Harry Burleigh, 1920s

Description:
Henry Thacker "Harry" Burleigh was an African-American classical composer, arranger, and professional singer known for his baritone voice. The first black composer instrumental in developing characteristically American music, Burleigh made black music available to classically trained artists both by introducing them to spirituals and by arranging them in a more classical form.
Date:
[1920s]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Harry Burleigh, 1920s

Harry H. Streshly poses with an envelope addressed to Santa Claus, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
At right, Harry H. Streshler sits behind his desk and smiles to camera as he holds up an envelope addressed to Santa Claus. The envelope appears to have been rerouted back to Los Angeles. Markings on the envelope read, "Santa Claus, North Pole," "AFTER 5 DAYS, RETURN TO [...] LOS ANGELES, CALIF.," "LOS ANGELES, CALIF NOV 26 12 M 1935," and "BUY U.S. SAVINGS BONDS ASK YOUR [POSTMA]STER." H. H. Streshly rests his elbow to the his desk, which sits at left and stretches straight back. In the background, a map hangs from the wall at left and a door stretches alongside the right edge.
Date:
December 2, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Harry H. Streshly poses with an envelope addressed to Santa Claus, Los Angeles, 1935

Harry Steiger, of the Pacific and Atlantic photo service, pays visit to Mexico, Los Angeles, 1926

Description:
Harry Steiger, manager for the Pacific and Atlantic photo service, has returned from a visit to Mexico on a photographic assignment, where he learned of many conflicts relating to religion and violence. He also speaks openly of the censorship he encountered while trying to document his visit.
Date:
August 1926
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Harry Steiger, of the Pacific and Atlantic photo service, pays visit to Mexico, Los Angeles, 1926

Helena Harper Coates, social worker, circa 1915-1925

Description:
Helen Harper Coates was the Executive Secretary of the West Harlem Council of Social Agencies. In 1938, she married Edwin Coates, a pianist, composer and faculty member of the Martin-Smith School of Music, who graduated from the Institute of Musical Art (which later merged with the Juilliard Graduate School to form the Juilliard School).
Date:
[circa 1915-1925]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Helena Harper Coates, social worker, circa 1915-1925

Helen Wilkinson looks to the camera during legal proceedings against Dorothy Mackaye and Paul Kelly, Los Angeles, 1927

Description:
Helen Wilkinson sits at center and looks directly to the camera. She is viewed from the waist up and faces slightly left as she turns her head towards camera. To the left of her, another woman (possibly Dorothy Mackaye) sits in partial view along the left edge. The unknown woman wears a coat with a fur collar. This woman extends her arm towards Miss Wilkinson. From left to right, a calendar, a door and a plant line the back wall.
Date:
[circa April 20, 1927]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Helen Wilkinson looks to the camera during legal proceedings against Dorothy Mackaye and Paul Kelly, Los Angeles, 1927

Hellen Lenore Barclay, engagement portrait, Los Angeles, 1934

Description:
This photograph appears with the article “Engagement Revealed at ‘Open House,’ Hellen L. Barclay and Hugh Dierker, Jr., Betrothed.” Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 1934. The article states: “Mr. and Mrs. Eric Barclay entertained yesterday … to formally announce the engagement of their only daughter, Miss Helen Lenore Barclay …”
Date:
1934
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Williams, G. Edwin (George Edwin), 1876-1953
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Hellen Lenore Barclay, engagement portrait, Los Angeles, 1934

Henry J. Allen, governor of Kansas stands with cane, circa 1919

Description:
Henry Justin Allen stands in a room with multiple framed images on the walls. He stands on a rug, cane in hand, and hat on his head. There is a chair and a bureau atop which sits a fan behind him. He does not look at the camera. Mr Allen served as the 21st governor of Kansas from 1919 to 1923. He later represented Kansas in the Senate.
Date:
[between 1919-1923]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Henry J. Allen, governor of Kansas stands with cane, circa 1919

Henry J. Allen, governor of Kansas stands with cane, circa 1919

Description:
Henry Justin Allen stands in a room with multiple framed images on the walls. He stands on a rug, cane in hand, and hat on his head. There is a chair and a bureau atop which sits a fan behind him. He looks at the camera. Allen served as the 21st governor of Kansas from 1919 to 1923. He later represented Kansas in the Senate.
Date:
[between 1919-1923]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Henry J. Allen, governor of Kansas stands with cane, circa 1919

Henry O. Flipper, 1877-1882

Description:
Henry Ossian Flipper was an American soldier, former slave and, in 1877, the first African American to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point, earning a commission as a second lieutenant in the US Army. He was assigned to the 10th Cavalry Regiment, one of the four all-black "buffalo soldier" regiments in the Army, and became the first black officer to command regular troops in the U.S. Army. Previously, all-black regiments had been commanded by white officers. [Wikipedia]
Date:
[1877-1882]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Henry O. Flipper, 1877-1882