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Corner on an unpaved commercial street, Los Angeles, 1882-1920

Description:: Wide street with a two-story business building.
Date:: [1882-1920]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Miriam Matthews with four others in front of a house with an awning, 1910-1920

Description:: Miriam Matthews, sister of businesswoman Ella Matthews and lawyer Charles Matthews, was hired in 1927 as the first African American librarian in the Los Angeles Public Library. Matthews was also a civil rights activist, historian, and collector of African American art and primary source materials.
Date:: [1910-1920]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Louis M. Blodgett eating, circa 1950

Description:: Louis M. Blodgett eating. Blodgett, a contractor, constructed the first building for Golden State Mutual Life Insurance in 1928. The building still stands at 4261 S. Central Ave.
Date:: [circa 1950]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Unidentified artwork, undated

Description:: Unidentified artwork of a bald man with a beard.
Date:: [undated]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Exterior view of the home of Beverly A. Johnson on G St., Sacramento, 1890-1929

Description:: House of Beverly A. Johnson located at 1801 G St. A small child is standing at the top of the front steps. A sign above a window on the left reads: "B. A. Johnson / Caterer / Weddings, Banquets, Receptions / Dishes, [...] linen, Rented"
Date:: [1890-1920]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Charlotta Bass during her vice-presidential campaign, Los Angeles (?), 1952

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:: 1952
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Streetcar No. 487 at the intersection of Ascot and Jefferson, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:: Streetcar no. 487 with a sign reading "B to 51st St. Ascot" with a woman and child (left) and a man with a cart (right) with a large tile-roofed building behind it.
Date:: 1947
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Swett, Ira L.
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Jannie Bruington and Esther Beck, circa 1920

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:: [circa 1920]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Episcopal Church of the Advent, interior view, Los Angeles, 1963

Description:: The Episcopal Church of the Advent was founded in 1925. As constituent members of the Anglican Communion in the United States, we are descendants of and partners with the Church of England and the Scottish Episcopal Church. Lewis P. Bohler was the pastor from 1961 to 1996.
Date:: January 1963
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Adams, Harry H., 1918-1988
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Bullock’s department store employee picnic at Eastlake Park, Los Angeles, 1920s

Description:: One Hundred or more African American adults and children pose for a group portrait at Eastlake Park (now Lincoln Park) during a picnic sponsored by their employer, Bullocks department Store.
Date:: [1920s]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Panoramic view of the Los Angeles Plaza with the 3-story Pico House at the center of the photo, Los Angeles, 1876

Description:: Photograph might be from the California Historical Society/Title Insurance & Trust Co. Collection.
Date:: 1876
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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House of Nannie V. Holt and James L. Holt, (copy photo made 1930-1089)

Description:: House of Nannie V. Holt and James L. Holt, located at 1320 Albany St., Los Angeles.
Date:: [1930-1989]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Members of the Vallejo Society of California Pioneers, 1923

Description:: Composite group portrait of pioneers of Vallejo. John Grider (no. 44) is the sole African American depicted.
Date:: 1923
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Woman in front of a house, 1860-1915

Description:: Elderly woman standing in front of stairs and porch of a wood frame house.
Date:: [1860-1915]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Owen's block (right), purchased by Biddy Mason in 1866, Broadway side, Los Angeles, circa 1901

Description:: On November 28, 1866, Biddy Mason purchased two lots, bounded by Spring, Fort (now Broadway), 3rd and 4th Streets on the, then, outskirts of Los Angeles, for $250. Eighteen years later it was next to the city center.
Date:: [circa 1901]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Biddy Mason and others at the house of Robert Owens, Sr., First and Los Angeles St., Los Angeles, circa 1870

Description:: Biddy Mason was brought to California as a slave in a wagon train. She petitioned for her freedom, and a judge granted it to her and her family in 1856. She and her family lived with Robert Owens, Sr., when she first moved to Los Angeles. Her daughter Ellen married Robert Owen's son Charles.
Date:: [circa 1870]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Dr. John A. Somerville at a meeting of the Circus Saints and Sinners Club, 1950s-1960s

Description:: The Circus Saints and Sinners Club of America is a national organization that raises money for local charities.
Date:: [1950s-1960s]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Charles Owens in front of a grocery store, Los Angeles, between 1860-1890

Description:: Charles Owens (center, white shirt and dark suit) among many other people in front of a brick building with a sign reading "Los Angeles Groceries.
Date:: [between 1860-1890]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Bessie Coleman, African American airplane pilot, 1921-1926

Description:: Bessie Coleman standing alongside a plane in a field. Next to her is an unidentified male pilot. Coleman is wearing a leather pilot's cap, goggles and a jacket. .
Date:: [1921-1926]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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NAACP banquet (?), Los Angeles, 1962

Description:: The unidentified couple in the foreground looks like Loren Miller, Jr. (wearing glasses and looking at pamphlet) and his first wife Anne M. Risher Miller. The event might be the NAACP banquet at which Loren Miller, Sr., spoke in October 1962.
Date:: October 1962
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Adams, Harry H., 1918-1988
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Corner on an unpaved commercial street, Los Angeles, 1882-1920

Miriam Matthews with four others in front of a house with an awning, 1910-1920

Louis M. Blodgett eating, circa 1950

Unidentified artwork, undated

Exterior view of the home of Beverly A. Johnson on G St., Sacramento, 1890-1929

Charlotta Bass during her vice-presidential campaign, Los Angeles (?), 1952

Streetcar No. 487 at the intersection of Ascot and Jefferson, Los Angeles, 1947

Jannie Bruington and Esther Beck, circa 1920

Episcopal Church of the Advent, interior view, Los Angeles, 1963

Bullock’s department store employee picnic at Eastlake Park, Los Angeles, 1920s

Panoramic view of the Los Angeles Plaza with the 3-story Pico House at the center of the photo, Los Angeles, 1876

House of Nannie V. Holt and James L. Holt, (copy photo made 1930-1089)

Members of the Vallejo Society of California Pioneers, 1923

Woman in front of a house, 1860-1915

Owen's block (right), purchased by Biddy Mason in 1866, Broadway side, Los Angeles, circa 1901

Biddy Mason and others at the house of Robert Owens, Sr., First and Los Angeles St., Los Angeles, circa 1870

Dr. John A. Somerville at a meeting of the Circus Saints and Sinners Club, 1950s-1960s

Charles Owens in front of a grocery store, Los Angeles, between 1860-1890

Bessie Coleman, African American airplane pilot, 1921-1926

NAACP banquet (?), Los Angeles, 1962

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