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"Market Women" by John Biggers, 1966

Description:
John Biggers was an African American artist known for his narrative murals and outstanding draftsmanship. Biggers dedicated his work to the depiction of the human condition. He drew inspiration from African art and culture, from the injustices of a segregated United States, from the stoic women of his own family, and from the heroism of everyday survival. His work continually evolved over the five decades of his career.
Date:
1966
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
"Market Women" by John Biggers, 1966

A. J. Roberts in front of the A. J. Roberts, Sons and Company mortuary building on Central Avenue, Los Angeles, 1922 or later

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:
[1922 or later]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
A. J. Roberts in front of the A. J. Roberts, Sons and Company mortuary building on Central Avenue, Los Angeles, 1922 or later

Bessie Bruington Burke and the Cunningham family members at Santa Monica’s Bay Street Beach, 1920s

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:
[1920-1929]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Bessie Bruington Burke and the Cunningham family members at Santa Monica’s Bay Street Beach, 1920s

Dr. R. Stillman Smith and Cynthiabelle Gordon Smith on their wedding day at the Somerville home, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Cynthiabelle Gordon Smith was born Cynthiabelle Black in Americus, Georgia. Her father was Alfred Black and her brother was Junior G. Black. She married the dentist, Dr. Isadore C. Mitchell (April 30, 1925). Shortly after, he completed dental school at Howard University and then moved to Los Angeles. In 1934, she moved to Washington, D.C. seeking work, and divorced Mitchell in 1936. In 1937 she was working for the U. S. Public Health Service in Washington, D. C. She married the physician Dr. Wilbur Gordon (possibly in 1942) and was widowed. She married Dr. R. Stillman Smith in 1947.
Date:
[1947]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Dr. R. Stillman Smith and Cynthiabelle Gordon Smith on their wedding day at the Somerville home, Los Angeles, 1947

Residence of Colonel Allen Allensworth, Los Angeles, 1906

Description:
Allen Allensworth was born into slavery in Kentucky, served as a Union soldier, became a Baptist minister and educator, and was the first African American to reach the rank of lieutenant colonel. He founded numerous churches, and in 1908 founded Allensworth, California, the only town in the state to be founded, financed and governed by African Americans, now a State Historic Monument. (Wikipedia)
Date:
1906
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Residence of Colonel Allen Allensworth, Los Angeles, 1906

Dr. Wilbur Clarence Gordon and Cynthia Mitchell Gordon on their wedding day with guests at the Somerville home, Los Angeles, 1944-1945

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:
[1944-1945]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Dr. Wilbur Clarence Gordon and Cynthia Mitchell Gordon on their wedding day with guests at the Somerville home, Los Angeles, 1944-1945

House of Emily Brown Childress Portwig and James Rufus Portwig, Los Angeles (copy photo made 1930-1989)

Description:
Los Angeles home of Emily Brown Childress Portwig and James Rufus Portwig, at 1549 W. 35th St. in Los Angeles. Because of Mr. Portwig's Naval career, they name the house "The Anchor" and it was the gathering place for the younger social set called the "Anchorettes."
Date:
[1930-1989]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Adair Photo L.A.
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
House of Emily Brown Childress Portwig and James Rufus Portwig, Los Angeles (copy photo made 1930-1989)

Five Prince Hall Freemasonry Masonic Lodges in California, including Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, Pasadena, and San Francisco, 1940-1989

Description:
Photographic montage with images of five Prince Hall Masonic lodges in California, each one with a distinctive architectural style: Prince Hall Masonic Temple (1050 E. 50th St., Los Angeles), Orange Valley Lodge Hall (2931 12th St, Riverside), Fidelity Lodge Hall, (3007 Logan Ave, San Diego), Hannibal Lodge Hall (2804 Bush Street San Francisco), and Masonic Hall, Pasadena.
Date:
[1945-1989]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Five Prince Hall Freemasonry Masonic Lodges in California, including Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, Pasadena, and San Francisco, 1940-1989

First African Methodist Episcopal Church, 8th and Towne Ave., Los Angeles, 1941

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:
1941
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
First African Methodist Episcopal Church, 8th and Towne Ave., Los Angeles, 1941