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Abie Robinson and three others, Los Angeles, 1940s

Abie Robinson and three others, Los Angeles, 1940s

Actor Monte Hawley at a garden party, Los Angeles, 1940s

Actor Monte Hawley at a garden party, 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 business and legal figures, Los Angeles, 1940s

African American business and legal figures, Los Angeles, 1940s

African American business and legal figures, Los Angeles, 1940s

African American business and legal figures, Los Angeles, 1940s

African American family from Central Avenue, Los Angeles, 1940

African American family from Central Avenue, Los Angeles, 1940

African American media figures, Los Angeles, 1940s

African American media figures, Los Angeles, 1940s

African American sorority women in an auditorium, Los Angeles, 1940s

African American sorority women in an auditorium, Los Angeles, 1940s

African American women at an event for a women's organization, Los Angeles, 1940s

African American women at an event for a women's organization, Los Angeles, 1940s

Alpha Kappa Alpha formal event, Los Angeles, 1940s

Alpha Kappa Alpha formal event, Los Angeles, 1940s

Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority gathering, Los Angeles, 1940s

Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority gathering, Los Angeles, 1940s

Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority gathering, Los Angeles, 1940s

Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority gathering, Los Angeles, 1940s

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

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

Arthur Houston, Jr. with Herman Spurlock at a social gathering, Los Angeles, 1940s

Arthur Houston, Jr. with Herman Spurlock at a social gathering, Los Angeles, 1940s

At the Orpheum Theater, Los Angeles, 1940s

At the Orpheum Theater, 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

Bathing beauty, Los Angeles, 1940s

Bathing beauty, Los Angeles, 1940s

Betty Martina and an unidentified man, Los Angeles, 1940s

Betty Martina and an unidentified man, Los Angeles, 1940s

Cassie and Paul Harris with their daughter Paula, Los Angeles, 1940s

Cassie and Paul Harris with their daughter Paula, Los Angeles, 1940s

Central Avenue "urchin," Los Angeles, 1940s

Central Avenue "urchin," Los Angeles, 1940s

Charlotta Bass and others, Los Angeles, 1940s

Charlotta Bass and others, Los Angeles, 1940s

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

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

Children's party, Los Angeles, 1940s

Children's party, Los Angeles, 1940s

Comedian Freddy Clark, Marguerite Chapman and others, Los Angeles, 1940s

Comedian Freddy Clark, Marguerite Chapman and others, 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

Count Basie and others at the Plantation Club, Los Angeles, 1940s

Count Basie and others at the Plantation Club, Los Angeles, 1940s

Crowd at the bar, Los Angeles, 1940s

Crowd at the bar, Los Angeles, 1940s

Dining at Earl Carroll Theatre, Hollywood, 1940s

Dining at Earl Carroll Theatre, Hollywood, 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

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

Dr. Howard Allen's secretary and her husband, Los Angeles, 1940s

Dr. Howard Allen's secretary and her husband, Los Angeles, 1940s

Dr. Liddell, Mrs. Taylor, Fannie Benjamin and Olive Neal, Los Angeles, 1940s

Dr. Liddell, Mrs. Taylor, Fannie Benjamin and Olive Neal, Los Angeles, 1940s

Earl Roberts at the Marble Inn restaurant, Los Angeles, 1940s

Earl Roberts at the Marble Inn restaurant, Los Angeles, 1940s

Eddie Deason and others, Los Angeles, 1940s

Eddie Deason and others, Los Angeles, 1940s

Eddie Deason dancing with an unidentified woman, Los Angeles, 1940s

Eddie Deason dancing with an unidentified woman, Los Angeles, 1940s

Eddie Deason dancing with an unidentified woman, Los Angeles, 1940s

Eddie Deason dancing with an unidentified woman, Los Angeles, 1940s

Elevator operator George Tate with others, Los Angeles, 1940s

Elevator operator George Tate with others, Los Angeles, 1940s

Ellis Waldo "Cookie" Cook and an unidentified woman, Los Angeles, 1940s

Ellis Waldo "Cookie" Cook and an unidentified woman, Los Angeles, 1940s

Ethel (Sissle) Gordon and an unidentified woman in bathing suits, Atlantic City, 1940s

Ethel (Sissle) Gordon and an unidentified woman in bathing suits, Atlantic City, 1940s

Ethel (Sissle) Gordon with daughter Cynthia and Paula Brown Higgins , Los Angeles, 1940s

Ethel (Sissle) Gordon with daughter Cynthia and Paula Brown Higgins , Los Angeles, 1940s

Ethel Sissle, Marva Louis, and Catherine Garcia at Noble Sissle's house, Los Angeles, 1940s

Ethel Sissle, Marva Louis, and Catherine Garcia at Noble Sissle's house, Los Angeles, 1940s

Formal affair in Los Angeles, 1940s

Formal affair in Los Angeles, 1940s

Formal event attended by physicians and others at a hall, Los Angeles 1940s

Formal event attended by physicians and others at a hall, Los Angeles 1940s

Formal event for women, Los Angeles, 1940s

Formal event for women, Los Angeles, 1940s

Formal event for women, Los Angeles, 1940s

Formal event for women, Los Angeles, 1940s

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

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

Garden party at Loren Miller's house, Los Angeles, 1940s

Garden party at Loren Miller'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

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 at the Wilfandel Club in the West Adams district, Los Angeles, 1940s

Gathering at the Wilfandel Club in the West Adams district, Los Angeles, 1940s

Gathering at Walter L. Gordon's home, Los Angeles 1940s

Gathering at Walter L. Gordon's home, Los Angeles 1940s

Gathering of formally dressed young women, Los Angeles, 1940s

Gathering of formally dressed young women, Los Angeles, 1940s

Gathering of the "Top Gals", Los Angeles 1940s

Gathering of the "Top Gals", 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 at a garden party, Los Angeles, 1940s

Group at a garden party, Los Angeles, 1940s

Group including Floyd Snelson and Henry Armstrong, Los Angeles, 1940s

Group including Floyd Snelson and Henry Armstrong, Los Angeles, 1940s

Group including Rev. Samuel M. Beane and L. G. Robinson, Los Angeles, 1940s

Group including Rev. Samuel M. Beane and L. G. Robinson, Los Angeles, 1940s

Group of African American dancers and journalists, Los Angeles, 1940s

Group of African American dancers and journalists, Los Angeles, 1940s

Group of politically-minded women, Los Angeles, 1940s

Group of politically-minded women, Los Angeles, 1940s

Group of popular young women, Los Angeles, 1940s

Group of popular young women, Los Angeles, 1940s

Group of seven partygoers, Los Angeles, 1940s

Group of seven partygoers, Los Angeles, 1940s

Group of unidentified women posing, Los Angeles, 1940s

Group of unidentified women posing, Los Angeles, 1940s

Group of well-dressed, well-known women, Los Angeles, 1940s

Group of well-dressed, well-known women, Los Angeles, 1940s

Guest of honor Marva Louis at a party, Los Angeles, 1940s

Guest of honor Marva Louis at a party, Los Angeles, 1940s

Gwen Jones with unidentified women, Los Angeles, 1940s

Gwen Jones with unidentified women, Los Angeles, 1940s

Hadda (Hopgood) Brooks, Maggie Hathaway, and Dorothy Dandridge at Gibbs Jockey Club Cafe, Los Angeles, 1940s

Hadda (Hopgood) Brooks, Maggie Hathaway, and Dorothy Dandridge at Gibbs Jockey Club Cafe, 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

Hazel Moreland dancing with Billy Rowe at a formal, Los Angeles, 1940s

Hazel Moreland dancing with Billy Rowe at a formal, Los Angeles, 1940s

Herman Spurlock at the Red Hot restaurant on Western Avenue, Los Angeles, 1940s

Herman Spurlock at the Red Hot restaurant on Western Avenue, Los Angeles, 1940s

Herman Spurlock, Dorothea Towles, and Lincoln Shumate in the audience, Los Angeles, 1940s

Herman Spurlock, Dorothea Towles, and Lincoln Shumate in the audience, Los Angeles, 1940s

H. Leonard Richardson and his wife Maudelle in a group, Los Angeles, 1940s

H. Leonard Richardson and his wife Maudelle in a group, Los Angeles, 1940s

Honey Murphy and Valaida Snow at Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, 1940s

Honey Murphy and Valaida Snow at Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, 1940s

Honey Murphy's Last Chance cafe on Central Avenue, Los Angeles, 1940s

Honey Murphy's Last Chance cafe on Central Avenue, Los Angeles, 1940s

Horseback riding, Los Angeles, 1940s

Horseback riding, Los Angeles, 1940s

House party in Los Angeles, 1940s

House party in Los Angeles, 1940s

Informal gathering at the bar in Walter Gordon's office, Los Angeles, 1940s

Informal gathering at the bar in Walter Gordon's office, Los Angeles, 1940s

Jack's Basket Room on Central Avenue, Los Angeles, 1940s

Jack's Basket Room on Central Avenue, Los Angeles, 1940s

Jesse Mann visiting Los Angeles, 1940s

Jesse Mann visiting Los Angeles, 1940s

Judge John Beardsley being vaccinated, Los Angeles, 1940s

Judge John Beardsley being vaccinated, Los Angeles, 1940s

Lillian Randolph and Jack Chase at a dinner party, Los Angeles, 1940s

Lillian Randolph and Jack Chase at a dinner party, Los Angeles, 1940s

Lionel and Gladys Hampton, Bessie Gant and others, Los Angeles, 1940s

Lionel and Gladys Hampton, Bessie Gant and others, Los Angeles, 1940s

Louie Cole with unidentified women, Los Angeles, 1940s

Louie Cole with unidentified women, Los Angeles, 1940s

Louis Armstrong and Alex Lovejoy at Lovejoy's, Los Angeles, 1940s

Louis Armstrong and Alex Lovejoy at Lovejoy's, Los Angeles, 1940s

L'Tanya and another swimsuit model, Los Angeles, 1940s

L'Tanya and another swimsuit model, Los Angeles, 1940s

Mamie Wiggins Anderson, Mrs. "Rochester" Anderson, at home, Los Angeles, 1940s

Mamie Wiggins Anderson, Mrs. "Rochester" Anderson, at home, Los Angeles, 1940s

Margaret and Otis René at a dance, Los Angeles, 1940s

Margaret and Otis René at a dance, Los Angeles, 1940s

Members of an African American lodge, Los Angeles, 1940s

Members of an African American lodge, Los Angeles, 1940s

Mr. & Mrs. Spencer Browne, Los Angeles, 1940s

Mr. & Mrs. Spencer Browne, Los Angeles, 1940s

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

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

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 home of Hugh Bell, Los Angeles, 1940s

Party at the home of Hugh Bell, Los Angeles, 1940s

Party at the Last Word nightclub on Central Avenue, 1940s

Party at the Last Word nightclub on Central Avenue, 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

Paul and Cassie Harris with their daughter Paula, Los Angeles, 1940s

Paul and Cassie Harris with their daughter Paula, Los Angeles, 1940s

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