Collection of approximately 800 digitized photographs and other items collected by Walter L. Gordon, Jr. and given to William C. Beverly, Jr., who donated the collection to UCLA. Collection includes photos given to Walter by his former boss, Charlotta Bass, publisher of the California Eagle, as well as other photos he collected. Photos largely depict African American social life and family life in 1940s Los Angeles and feature celebrities, athletes, politicians, lawyers, and other notable people of the era.
Color photograph of American wind multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and composer Vinny Golia playing a bass clarinet. Double bass player Michael Elizondo is in the background. A baritone saxophone is also partially visible.
![Vinny Golia playing bass clarinet and Michael Elizondo on double bass, Los Angeles, August 1998 [descriptive]](https://iiif.library.ucla.edu/iiif/2/ark%3A%2F21198%2Fzz001hn0xd/full/!200,200/0/default.jpg)