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Groundbreaking ceremony for the Hotel Somerville (later the Dunbar Hotel), Los Angeles, circa 1928

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:
[circa 1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Groundbreaking ceremony for the Hotel Somerville (later the Dunbar Hotel), Los Angeles, circa 1928

Charlotta Bass welcomed back by Reuben Borough when she was a candidate for Congress in the 14th District, Los Angeles, 1950

Description:
Charlotta Bass was the publisher of the California Eagle newspaper from 1912 to 1951, and a civil rights activist. The California Eagle, covering Los Angeles' African-American community, was one of the oldest and longest running African American newspapers.
Date:
September 1950
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Smith, Irving, C.
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Charlotta Bass welcomed back by Reuben Borough when she was a candidate for Congress in the 14th District, Los Angeles, 1950

Charlotta Bass speaks at a campaign rally when she was a candidate for Congress in the 14th District, Los Angeles, 1950

Description:
Charlotta Bass was the publisher of the California Eagle newspaper from 1912 to 1951, and a civil rights activist. The California Eagle, covering Los Angeles' African-American community, was one of the oldest and longest running African American newspapers.
Date:
1950
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Charlotta Bass speaks at a campaign rally when she was a candidate for Congress in the 14th District, Los Angeles, 1950

Charlotta Bass speaking at Bethel A.M.E. Church during Negro History Week, San Francisco, 1965

Description:
Charlotta Bass was the publisher of the California Eagle newspaper from 1912 to 1951, and a civil rights activist. The California Eagle, covering Los Angeles' African-American community, was one of the oldest and longest running African American newspapers.
Date:
February 1965
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Dorsey, John H.
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Charlotta Bass speaking at Bethel A.M.E. Church during Negro History Week, San Francisco, 1965

Charlotta Bass greeted by children at the Palace of Fine Arts, Tbilisi (Georgia), 1950

Description:
A note on the back of the photograph in the University of Southern California collection reads: Belisi (sic) children brought flowers and danced and sang; Palace of Fine Arts in Georgia; one of most beautiful seen in Russia; was the Palace of the Czars." Bass visited Tbilisi and several other European cities, including Moscow and Prague, in 1950.
Date:
1950
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Charlotta Bass greeted by children at the Palace of Fine Arts, Tbilisi (Georgia), 1950

Charlotta Bass given flowers at a campaign rally when she was a candidate for Congress in the 14th District, Los Angeles, 1950

Description:
Reuben Borough (3rd from right) holds a bouquet of flowers for Charlotta Bass (center) at a campaign rally when she was a Progressive Party candidate for Congress in the 14th District. The banner above reads "Elect Charlotta Bass for Congress, Peace, Jobs, Equality." The same year, Borough was the party's candidate for State Treasurer.
Date:
1950
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Charlotta Bass given flowers at a campaign rally when she was a candidate for Congress in the 14th District, Los Angeles, 1950

Charlotta Bass and guests at the California Eagle's 70th birthday celebration, Los Angeles, 1949

Description:
Charlotta Bass was the publisher of the California Eagle newspaper from 1912 to 1951, and a civil rights activist. The California Eagle, covering Los Angeles' African-American community, was one of the oldest and longest running African American newspapers.
Date:
1949
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Smith, Irving C.
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Charlotta Bass and guests at the California Eagle's 70th birthday celebration, Los Angeles, 1949