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Agnes Whitaker poses with a string of blue gills and crappies, Big Bear Lake, 1944

Description:
Photograph of Agnes Whitaker posing with a string of blues gills and crappies caught during a trip to Big Bear Lake. Agnes Whitaker stands at center, between 2 cars, and looks down towards the fish she holds. The fish dangle from a string that Agnes holds out in front of her. To the left of her, a car (partial view) is parked. It is viewed close-up at an angle from the rear and the side. It faces towards the back of the image. To the right of her, another car (partial view) is parked. It is viewed close-up at an angle from the side, facing towards the back of the image. A pine tree stands in the near distance behind and to the left of Agnes. Tall grasses dotted by pines stretch into the background, where a building sits behind Agnes. Silhouetted hills rise in the far distance.
Date:
September, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Agnes Whitaker poses with a string of blue gills and crappies, Big Bear Lake, 1944

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority members at a national boulé meeting, 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
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority members at a national boulé meeting, 1950s

Alvin Ailey, Josephine Baker, 1950s

Description:
Alvin Ailey was an African-American choreographer and activist who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City. He is credited with popularizing modern dance and revolutionizing African-American participation in 20th-century concert dance. Ailey studied other art forms, including painting, acting, music, set design, and costuming, as well as ballet and other forms of modern and ethnic dance.
Date:
[1950s]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Alvin Ailey, Josephine Baker, 1950s

Ann Roth (Mrs. H. H. West, Jr.) poses at the alter on her wedding day, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of Miss Ann Roth/Mrs. H. H. West, Jr. posing at the altar of the First Methodist Church of Hollywood on her wedding day. Ann Roth (West) stands, left-of-center, in her wedding gown. She faces slightly right and looks to the camera while holding a bouquet of flowers. Floral arrangements and candles are arranged symmetrically on the altar behind her.
Date:
August 19, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Ann Roth (Mrs. H. H. West, Jr.) poses at the alter on her wedding day, Los Angeles, 1945

Arthur E. Prince, superintendent of the Enterprise School District, Redding, circa 1950

Description:
Arthur E. Prince was the superintendent of the Enterprise School District. He was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and was active in civic events in Southern California. He and his wife were the second black family to reside in Pasadena.
Date:
[circa 1950]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Adams, Harry H., 1918-1988
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Arthur E. Prince, superintendent of the Enterprise School District, Redding, circa 1950

Bessie Bruington Burke seated at a desk, 1930-1945

Description:
Bessie Bruington Burke is recognized as the first black principal of a Los Angeles public school. She attended Los Angeles State Normal School (now part of UCLA) and earned her teaching credential in 1911. Her education was paid for by the Los Angeles Forum, a political and civic organization founded by African Americans in the early 20th century.
Date:
[1930-1945]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Bessie Bruington Burke seated at a desk, 1930-1945

Bessie Bruington Burke seated at a desk, 1955-1968

Description:
Bessie Bruington Burke is recognized as the first black principal of a Los Angeles public school. She attended Los Angeles State Normal School (now part of UCLA) and earned her teaching credential in 1911. Her education was paid for by the Los Angeles Forum, a political and civic organization founded by African Americans in the early 20th century.
Date:
[1955-1968]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Bessie Bruington Burke seated at a desk, 1955-1968

Betty Hill, Los Angeles, 1920-1940

Description:
Betty Hill, dubbed by the Los Angeles Sentinel the "Mother of Negro Political Leaders," founded the Women's Republican Study Club (later the Women's Political Study Club) in Los Angeles in 1929. Her many causes included fighting Jim Crow in Los Angeles hospitals and public swimming pools, abolishing separate civil service lists for African American school teachers, and getting the Board of Education to approve a child care center program. Hill was married to Sgt. Abraham Hill.
Date:
[1920-1940]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Betty Hill, Los Angeles, 1920-1940

Billy Mills in a suit with pocket square, 1950-1960

Description:
Billy G. Mills is a retired Los Angeles Superior Court judge and a former Los Angeles City Council member, serving from 1963 to 1974. He was one of the first three African-Americans elected to the council. He received an associate in arts degree from Compton College and a Bachelor of Arts degree from UCLA in 1951. While an undergraduate, he joined the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. He earned a law degree from UCLA in 1954.
Date:
[1950-1960]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Billy Mills in a suit with pocket square, 1950-1960

Bowdoin family, Los Angeles, circa 1940

Description:
Lorenzo Bowdoin was a Los Angeles businessman, civic leader, philanthropist and NAACP leader. One of the first three black clerks hired by the Los Angeles Post Office in 1906, he worked there for 38 years and improved hiring and promotion policies for blacks. He was one of the organizers of Angelus Mortuary (1925) and was the treasurer for many years. He was also a member of the board of directors of the Haitian Coffee Co. He was active in many civic organizations including the Metropolitan YMCA.
Date:
[circa 1940]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cloud's Studio, L. A.
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Bowdoin family, Los Angeles, circa 1940

Charles Alston, artist who painted the Golden State Mutual mural "The Negro in California History - Exploration and Colonization," circa 1948

Description:
Photographic portrait of the artist Charles Alston. Alston painted a mural in the lobby of the Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Co. building in Los Angeles, entitled "The Negro in California History - Exploration and Colonization" around 1948.
Date:
[circa 1948]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Charles Alston, artist who painted the Golden State Mutual mural "The Negro in California History - Exploration and Colonization," circa 1948

Choir in front of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church, Los Angeles, 1940-1960

Description:
First African Methodist Episcopal Church, Los Angeles, is the oldest church founded by African Americans in the City of Los Angeles, dating to 1872. Biddy Mason established the church to minister to the mind, body, and soul of the community. This church served as the cornerstone of the community for spiritual growth, social uplift, and economic development.
Date:
[1940-1960]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Choir in front of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church, Los Angeles, 1940-1960

Corporal H. H. West, Jr. stands outside the Quonset hut at Fort Mears (negative), Dutch Harbor, 1942

Description:
Photograph of Corporal H. H. West, Jr. standing in front of the Quonset hut while stationed at Dutch Harbor during World War II. The image appears to be tilted slightly. In the foreground, snow covers the ground in front of the hut. H. H. West, Jr. stands at center and faces slightly left. He rests his hands in his pockets as he gazes off towards the left. The front of the hut stands directly behind him. It is in partial view and enters frame at left. It has an arched roof. Power lines extend from the building and out-of-frame along the top edge.
Date:
[Autumn, 1942]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Corporal H. H. West, Jr. stands outside the Quonset hut at Fort Mears (negative), Dutch Harbor, 1942

Corporal H. H. West, Jr. stands outside the Quonset hut at Fort Mears (photo, recto), Dutch Harbor, 1942

Description:
A poorly developed photograph of Corporal H. H. West, Jr. standing in front of the Quonset hut while stationed at Dutch Harbor during World War II. The image appears to be tilted slightly. In the foreground, snow covers the ground in front of the hut. H. H. West, Jr. stands at center and faces slightly left. He rests his hands in his pockets as he gazes off towards the left. The front of the hut stands directly behind him. It is in partial view and enters frame at left. It has an arched roof. Power lines extend from the building and out-of-frame along the top edge.
Date:
[Autumn, 1942]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Corporal H. H. West, Jr. stands outside the Quonset hut at Fort Mears (photo, recto), Dutch Harbor, 1942

Descendants of America Waldo Bogle and Richard A. Bogle, Oregon or Washington, 1940s-1950s

Description:
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.
Date:
[1940-1960]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Descendants of America Waldo Bogle and Richard A. Bogle, Oregon or Washington, 1940s-1950s

Descendants of negro pioneers of the Gold Rush period at the Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, 1952

Description:
Seated: Sue Bailey Thurman, Leona Headon, David W. Ruggles, Mrs. George McCard, Lora Toombs Scott, Helen Williams Sands, Marian Logan Williams, Grace Logan, Ora Williams Jones, Margo Lewis, Violet Rogers Sessions, Alice Simmons Casy. Standing: Melba Whittaker, Barbara Crawford, Bernie Crawford, Miriam Rogers, Theresa Danley, Harry O. Johnson, Margaret Danley, Theresa Danley, Nellie Logan Hewis, Peter Williams, Harriett Smith, Florence Wysinger Allen.
Date:
August 9, 1952
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cox, Harry L.
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Descendants of negro pioneers of the Gold Rush period at the Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, 1952

Dorothea Siemsen poses outside her family's home, Glendale, 1943

Description:
Photograph of Dorothea Siemsen standing on a sidewalk and posing in front of her family's home on Los Encinos Avenue in Glendale. A sidewalk stretches through the foreground on an upward angle from the lower left corner towards the right. Hedges line the left side of the sidewalk. Dorothea Siemsen stands along the back edge of the sidewalk at center and looks to the camera. Behind her, a driveway intersects the sidewalk. Further back, the Siemsen family residence stands in the background, left-of-center. It is viewed at an angle from the front and the side. Tall trees obscure the front side of the home. A neighboring house stands in the distance at right.
Date:
May, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Dorothea Siemsen poses outside her family's home, Glendale, 1943