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Description:: Loren Miller, seated, beside Billy Mills, speaking at a microphone, with a crowd of people behind them at the opening of the English Square office complex at 85th and Broadway. The owner of English Square was attorney Herman English.
Date:: February 19, 1964
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Adams, Harry H., 1918-1988
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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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:: [1955-1989]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Description:: Intersection of a residential street and a major street with a traffic light in south central Los Angeles.
Date:: [1950s-1960s]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Description:: James Bruington worked for Diamond Coal Company for many years.
Date:: [1930-1989]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Description:: Paul R. Williams with his wife, Della, at the Wilfandel Club (3425 West Adams Blvd). They are standing in front of an inscription that reads: Wilfandel Club Inc. / Founder Della Givens Williams / Co-Founder Fannie Williams.
Date:: [1960-1970]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Description:: Reverend Canon Lewis Penrose Bohler, Jr., was the rector of the Episcopal Church of the Advent in West Adams for 35 years, from about 1961-1996. One of the few African American Episcopal priests in Southern California during the civil rights struggles of the 1960s, Bohler participated in dialogues and demonstrations in Los Angeles and made two trips to Selma, Alabama in 1965 during the civil rights marches. Bohler was a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Education and served on the State Board Of Education and the Los Angeles Unified School District Board.
Date:: [1950s-1960s]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Description:: Facade Federal Building by Paul R. Williams and others (300 North Los Angeles Street).
Date:: [1955-1970]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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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
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