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Actor Jesse Graves, Los Angeles, 1940s

Actor Jesse Graves, Los Angeles, 1940s

Actors and activists in Los Angeles, 1940s

Actors and activists in Los Angeles, 1940s

Actress Louise Beavers at the microphone at a backyard event, Los Angeles, 1940s

Actress Louise Beavers at the microphone at a backyard event, Los Angeles, 1940s

Affair at Club Alabam, Los Angeles, 1940s

Affair at Club Alabam, Los Angeles, 1940s

African American actors, Los Angeles, 1940s

African American actors, Los Angeles, 1940s

African American actors, Los Angeles, 1940s (2nd photo)

African American actors, Los Angeles, 1940s (2nd photo)

African American singer Madeline Green (headshot), taken in Chicago, 1940s

Alyce Key and other partygoers at a club, Los angeles, 1940s

Alyce Key and other partygoers at a club, Los angeles, 1940s

Aurora Greeley and Leroy Broomfield (Broomfield and Greeley) performing at the Club Alabam, Los Angeles, 1940s

Aurora Greeley and Leroy Broomfield (Broomfield and Greeley) performing at the Club Alabam, Los Angeles, 1940s

Backyard party in Los Angeles, 1940s

Backyard party in Los Angeles, 1940s

Bathing beauties at the pool at the home of Mitchell Miles, Los Angeles, 1940s

Bathing beauties at the pool at the home of Mitchell Miles, Los Angeles, 1940s

Benefit event at the Club Alabam, Los Angeles, 1940s

Benefit event at the Club Alabam, Los Angeles, 1940s

Bojangles (Bill Robinson) at the Cotton Club, New York, 1930s

Bojangles (Bill Robinson) at the Cotton Club, New York, 1930s

Boxer Joe Louis and comedian Wonderful Smith, Los Angeles, 1940s

Boxer Joe Louis and comedian Wonderful Smith, Los Angeles, 1940s

Cab Calloway performing in Los Angeles, 1940s

Cab Calloway performing in Los Angeles, 1940s

Caleb Peterson in Los Angeles to perform Othello, 1946

Caleb Peterson in Los Angeles to perform Othello, 1946

Charioteers, Los Angeles, 1940s

Charioteers, Los Angeles, 1940s

Children's birthday party in a garden, Los Angeles, 1940s

Children's birthday party in a garden, Los Angeles, 1940s

Club Alabam chorus line, Los Angeles, 1940s

Club Alabam chorus line, Los Angeles, 1940s

Club Alabam chorus line, Los Angeles, 1940s

Club Alabam chorus line, Los Angeles, 1940s

Comedian Wonderful Smith and Joe Greene at a party, Los Angeles, 1940s

Comedian Wonderful Smith and Joe Greene at a party, Los Angeles, 1940s

Crowd at the bar, Los Angeles, 1940s

Crowd at the bar, Los Angeles, 1940s

Dancer Marie Bryant and three unidentified chorus girls, Los Angeles, 1940s

Dancer Marie Bryant and three unidentified chorus girls, Los Angeles, 1940s

Diplomat Ralph J. Bunche being feted at Bea DeVaughn's house, Los Angeles, 1949

Diplomat Ralph J. Bunche being feted at Bea DeVaughn's house, Los Angeles, 1949

Drag contest hosted by Bill Hefflin at the Club Alabam, Los Angeles, 1940s

Drag contest hosted by Bill Hefflin at the Club Alabam, Los Angeles, 1940s

Drag contest hosted by Bill Hefflin at the Club Alabam, Los Angeles, 1940s

Drag contest hosted by Bill Hefflin at the Club Alabam, Los Angeles, 1940s

Drummer Buddy Rich with band at the Plantation Club, Los Angeles, 1940s

Drummer Buddy Rich with band at the Plantation Club, Los Angeles, 1940s

Earl Carroll Theatre in Hollywood, 1940s

Earl Carroll Theatre in Hollywood, 1940s

Eddie Deason emceeing an event, Los Angeles, 1940s

Eddie Deason emceeing an event, Los Angeles, 1940s

Eddie Green, Hadda Brooks, "Peg Leg" Bates, and Frank Sinatra, Los Angeles, 1940s

Eddie Green, Hadda Brooks, "Peg Leg" Bates, and Frank Sinatra, Los Angeles, 1940s

Entertainer Louise Franklin, star of Sweet and Hot, Los Angeles, 1940s

Entertainer Louise Franklin, star of Sweet and Hot, Los Angeles, 1940s

Esvan Mosby dancing with female partner, Los Angeles, 1940s

Esvan Mosby dancing with female partner, Los Angeles, 1940s

Ethel (Sissle) Gordon at event with the Sammie Franklin Orchestra, Los Angeles, 1940s

Ethel (Sissle) Gordon at event with the Sammie Franklin Orchestra, Los Angeles, 1940s

Formal event for women, Los Angeles, 1940s

Formal event for women, Los Angeles, 1940s

Four Step Brothers tap dancing troupe, Los Angeles, 1940s

Four Step Brothers tap dancing troupe, Los Angeles, 1940s

Frances and Earl Robinson at a U.S.O. camp show in New York, 1940s

Frances and Earl Robinson at a U.S.O. camp show in New York, 1940s

Frank Sinatra and Joe Louis on stage, Los Angeles, 1947

Frank Sinatra and Joe Louis on stage, Los Angeles, 1947

Garden party at Cassie's house, Los Angeles, 1940s

Garden party at Cassie's house, Los Angeles, 1940s

Garden party at the home of Cassie Harris in Los Angeles, 1940s

Garden party at the home of Cassie Harris in Los Angeles, 1940s

Garden party in Los Angeles, circa 1950

Garden party in Los Angeles, circa 1950

Gathering attended by Earl "Red" Griffin, Al Jarvis, and others, Los Angeles, 1940s

Gathering attended by Earl "Red" Griffin, Al Jarvis, and others, Los Angeles, 1940s

Gathering of African American entertainers, Los Angeles, 1940s

Gathering of African American entertainers, Los Angeles, 1940s

George E. Bryant at Kappa Alpha Psi event, Los Angeles, 1940s

George E. Bryant at Kappa Alpha Psi event, Los Angeles, 1940s

Group of musicians and others, Los angeles, 1940s

Group of musicians and others, Los angeles, 1940s

Group of seven partygoers, Los Angeles, 1940s

Group of seven partygoers, Los Angeles, 1940s

Haven Johnson playing piano for a group of women, Los Angeles, 1940s

Haven Johnson playing piano for a group of women, Los Angeles, 1940s

Herb Jeffries performing in Los Angeles, 1940s

Herb Jeffries performing in Los Angeles, 1940s

House party in Los Angeles, 1940s

House party in Los Angeles, 1940s

J. D. King and his band, Los Angeles, 1940s

J. D. King and his band, Los Angeles, 1940s

Joe Louis and Frank Sinatra on stage, Los Angeles, 1947

Joe Louis and Frank Sinatra on stage, Los Angeles, 1947

Large gathering of prominent African Americans, Los Angeles, between 1925 and 1930

Large gathering of prominent African Americans, Los Angeles, between 1925 and 1930

Large, racially-mixed audience in an auditorium, Los Angeles, 1950s

Large, racially-mixed audience in an auditorium, Los Angeles, 1950s

Maceo Scheffield, Arthur Ray, and other actors in a still from a movie, Los Angeles, late 1930s or early 1940s

Maceo Scheffield, Arthur Ray, and other actors in a still from a movie, Los Angeles, late 1930s or early 1940s

Members of The Charioteers and others out at a nightclub, San Francisco, 1940s

Members of The Charioteers and others out at a nightclub, San Francisco, 1940s

Mosetti Trio (Avanelle Harris, Myrtle Fortune, and Lucy Battle), Los Angeles, 1950

Mosetti Trio (Avanelle Harris, Myrtle Fortune, and Lucy Battle), Los Angeles, 1950

Mr. Ervin, publisher of Neighborhood News, at a formal event, Los Angeles, 1940s?

Mr. Ervin, publisher of Neighborhood News, at a formal event, Los Angeles, 1940s?

Night out at an Oakland nightclub, 1940s

Night out at an Oakland nightclub, 1940s

Night out at Central Avenue's Jockey Club, Los Angeles, 1940s

Night out at Central Avenue's Jockey Club, Los Angeles, 1940s

Old-timers who made good, Los Angeles, 1940s

Old-timers who made good, Los Angeles, 1940s

Party at a club on San Fernando Road, San Fernando, Calif, 1950s

Party at a club on San Fernando Road, San Fernando, Calif, 1950s

Party at Curtis C. Taylor's house, Los Angeles, 1940s

Party at Curtis C. Taylor's house, Los Angeles, 1940s

Party at photographer George Cutler's house, Los Angeles, 1940s

Party at photographer George Cutler's house, Los Angeles, 1940s

Party at the residence of Lillian and Jack Chase, Los Angeles, 1940s

Party at the residence of Lillian and Jack Chase, Los Angeles, 1940s

Party hosted by Fannie Robinson, Los Angeles, 1940s

Party hosted by Fannie Robinson, Los Angeles, 1940s

Party in a personal residence, Los Angeles, 1940s

Party in a personal residence, Los Angeles, 1940s

Performance at a Central Avenue nightclub, Los Angeles, 1940s

Performance at a Central Avenue nightclub, Los Angeles, 1940s

Peters Sisters publicity photograph by James Kreigsman, inscribed to Ethel Sissle, 1940s

Peters Sisters publicity photograph by James Kreigsman, inscribed to Ethel Sissle, 1940s

Phi Beta Sigma event, Los Angeles, 1940s

Phi Beta Sigma event, Los Angeles, 1940s

Picnic party near E. 109th Street and Central Avenue, Los Angeles, 1940s

Picnic party near E. 109th Street and Central Avenue, Los Angeles, 1940s

Pool party at the Miles residence, Los Angeles, 1940s

Pool party at the Miles residence, Los Angeles, 1940s

Publicity photo for The Bye Sisters, New York, 1940s

Publicity photo for The Bye Sisters, New York, 1940s

Showgirls at the Cotton Club, New York, 1930s

Showgirls at the Cotton Club, New York, 1930s

Showgirls with a musician, Los Angeles, 1940s

Showgirls with a musician, Los Angeles, 1940s

Signed headshot of actor Charles Lampkin, 1950s

Soprano Hortense Love at a recital, Los Angeles, 1940s

Soprano Hortense Love at a recital, Los Angeles, 1940s

Spectators at a baseball game at Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, 1940s

Spectators at a baseball game at Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, 1940s

Sydney P. Dones and two unidentified women playing ping pong, Los Angeles, 1940s

Sydney P. Dones and two unidentified women playing ping pong, Los Angeles, 1940s

Taylor Party, Broady residence, Los Angeles, December 16, 1965

Taylor Party, Broady residence, Los Angeles, December 16, 1965

Tricky Davis, Alyce Key, Della Miles and Mae Johnson at a show, Los Angeles, 1940s

Tricky Davis, Alyce Key, Della Miles and Mae Johnson at a show, Los Angeles, 1940s

Unidentified African American showgirl, Los Angeles, 1940s

Unidentified African American showgirl, Los Angeles, 1940s

Unidentified woman singing, Los Angeles, 1940s?

Unidentified woman singing, Los Angeles, 1940s?

Walter L. Gordon, Jr., out with a group, Los Angeles, 1940s

Walter L. Gordon, Jr., out with a group, Los Angeles, 1940s

Well-dressed group dining out, Los Angeles, 1940s

Well-dressed group dining out, Los Angeles, 1940s