Two photographs or actors in cowboy costumes, probably for westerns produced by white studios. 1) 3 white men dressed as cowboys on a corral. 2) An African American man and woman each on horseback with a woman standing between them in a corral.
Color photograph of an altar of St. Matthias Episcopal Church at Christmas time. The church was located at W. Washington Blvd. and Normandie Ave. until 1963.
Photograph of an unidentified African descent artist standing next to a painting hanging on a wall, probably at an exhibition, probably in Los Angeles.
Carol Brice was an African American contralto. She made her recital debut in 1943, that year becoming the first African-American to win the Walter Naumburg Award. Her concerts often featured the piano accompaniment of her brother, Jonathan Brice. She was a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, and received a bachelor of music degree at Talladega College in Alabama. Brice performed on Broadway in several well-known plays and musicals. Brice began teaching at the University of Oklahoma at Norman in 1974. She later founded the non-profit Cimarron Circuit Opera Company in Oklahoma with her husband, the baritone Thomas Carey.
Adobe house on the former Rancho Santa Gertrudes near Santa Fe Springs. It was probably built by someone in the Nieto family, was later owned by Lemuel Carpenter, then John Downey, then Ramirez.
Central Avenue is a major north-south thoroughfare in the central portion of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. From approximately 1920 to 1955, Central Avenue was the heart of the African-American community in Los Angeles, with active rhythm and blues and jazz music scenes.
Mannequin wearing a suit with a leather skirt and a woolen fabric or knit jacket with leather sleeves . Accessorized with a black hat and black cashmere shell.
Mannequin wearing a muslin, or mock-up, of a garment consisting of a light-colored jacket with dark cuffs, over a dark skirt that extends past the knees.
Mannequin wearing a knit vest-like garment in earth tones over brown leather (or artificial leather) pants. Also wearing a brown cap. Alternate view: Paper_III_01t. Label: Paper_III_02t.
Mannequin wearing a muslin, or mock-up, of a garment consisting of a light-colored jacket with dark cuffs, over a dark skirt that extends past the knees.