Wright Prickett plays with Richard Shaw in Victory Park, in the Arroyo Seco area. Both of them are in motion and slightly blurred. Other people are visible at the left of the photograph. There are trees, cars, and picnic tables in the background.
H. H. West's mother, Wilhelmina, in front of his brother, Wilson's home at 4262 Walton Avenue. The house number is above the porch. Wilhelmina wears a hat that appears to have a feather sticking out of it. Another woman is in the doorway of the house. The neighboring his is visible at the right.
Collection of approximately 800 digitized photographs and other items collected by Walter L. Gordon, Jr. and given to William C. Beverly, Jr., who donated the collection to UCLA. Collection includes photos given to Walter by his former boss, Charlotta Bass, publisher of the California Eagle, as well as other photos he collected. Photos largely depict African American social life and family life in 1940s Los Angeles and feature celebrities, athletes, politicians, lawyers, and other notable people of the era.
Color photograph of American wind multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and composer Vinny Golia playing a bass clarinet. Double bass player Michael Elizondo is in the background. A baritone saxophone is also partially visible.
View of a one-story Victorian house with 2 matching trees on a lawn on either side of the entrance path from the sidewalk, a small palm tree on the right and a rectangular patch of flowers on the far right, photographed for its plant and landscaping interest by Olive Percival.
Men and women seated and standing behind a banquet table at University High School event. The table is decorated with flowers and a doll in a graduation gown
Walter Gordon could not remember the name of the woman on the far left, but he represented her when she was arrested by federal authorities for drug possession. He won her case.
Photograph of 2 butane tanks sitting atop a flatbed dolly on the sidewalk outside the H. H. West Company's offices on Omar Avenue. The tanks sit on a dolly, right-of-center, and are viewed at an angle. The dolly and tanks are on a sidewalk that stretches through the image on a vertical angle to the left. Behind the tanks, the office building for the H. H. West Company stretches along the right side of the sidewalk. A set of doors stands wide open, at right. A chain hanging from the dolly lies on the sidewalk and extends towards the doorway. Behind the tanks, a sign in a window reads, "AMERICAN WHOLESALE HARDWARE CO. LONG BEACH."
F. E. Olds was a manufacturer of musical instruments founded by Frank Ellsworth Olds in Los Angeles, in the early 1900s. The company made brass instruments, especially trombones, cornets, and trumpets. Olds was joined by his son Reginald Birdsall (R.B.) Olds in 1920. The company was purchased by Chicago Musical Instruments after World War II, and went out of business in 1979.
Spectators watch the preparations for a track event at the Olympic Games. There are people on the field near the track. There are spectators scattered throughout the stands, including a man in a hat who is in the foreground of the photograph.
The Casa Madre was a Spanish colonial style residence built for Mrs. E. W. Halliday in 1919, Francis Pierpont Davis and Walter Davis, architects. Demolished by 2012.
Rear view of parade float with cornucopia, woman in boat, and replica of Los Angeles City Hall, pulled by team of 4 horses, accompanied by men in Spanish-style clothing, with trees, cars, and buildings in background
Box with photographs (box 7) lost November 4, 2007 (according to OPAC). Digital image cataloged without original, not able to ascertain dimensions and identification.
The woman (fourth from the left, in the back wearing a necklace) is Angelique DeLavallade. Miriam Matthews is fifth from the left, dressed in a black coat. The other individuals in the photo are unidentified, although Walter Gordon believed that the woman standing to the right of the man in uniform ran an escrow company.
A woman, likely Miriam Braun, stands on the top of the Janss steps at UCLA. In her arms, she holds books. Behind her, Royce and Haines halls are visible.
H. H. West's wife, Mary, poses on a front lawn with her daughters, Elizabeth and Frances. Mrs. West crouches down and holds Frances's hand. Frances sits in the stroller and has a cloth tied around her waist. Elizabeth stands behind Frances with her hands on the back of the stroller. There are houses, trees, and utility poles in the background.
The Los Angeles branch of the National Urban League stems from a 1921 organization founded by Katherine Barr and others who attended Booker T. Washington's Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. The league gathered information about racial discrimination against African Americans and other minorities in jobs, health services, and housing; helped develop fair employment programs during World War II, and was active in the formation of the City Human Relations Commission.
The woman on the left is identified as "(Barrow) boxer Joe's Lewis sister". Two sisters of Joe Louis are identified as Eulala Barrow and Bunis Barrow (a mistake; she was named Vunies; later Vunis High) in the 1930 Census.
Flower arrangement in shallow oval bowl. Margaret Preininger published a book titled Japanese flower arrangement for modern homes on December 1, 1935. At that time she was the chairman of Cultural Arts at Los Angeles Junior College. According to the review in Kirkus Reviews, the 35 pages of text explain the four important Japanese Schools and the adaptations of their principles to American flowers and settings; the book includes 52 large reproductions of arrangements and 100 line drawings showing method of procedure; and chapters on vases, holders, flower selection, color, seasons, background and table settings
Interior view of cave with rock carvings described as Egyptians, rock carved fireplace in corner, and 2 unidentified girls, one seated on rock bench, one standing
A group of people holding drinks around a bar. The bar was located at the back of Walter Gordon's office. From left to right: Leonard McClain, , Florita Ware, Melba Foppe, Walter Gordon and J.T. Gipson.
House belonging to the Brown family.The house has a front porch and features large front windows as well as a dormer window at the top. The address appears to be 1255 Magnolia Avenue. The address has changed to 1502 Magnolia Avenue.
Young man in athletic pose, standing on small platform, left fist extended forward, right fist down and behind, wearing shorts, with high school building in background
An out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West and Dr. Bim Smith sitting at the West's dining table during a birthday dinner for Bim Smith and H. H. West. H. H. West and Dr. Bim Smith sit on the far side of the table in the near distance at center. They are viewed level with the top of the table. H. H. West sits at left and looks to the camera while resting an arm over the back of his chair. He wears a top hat. Bim sits to the right of him and looks towards the camera. A birthday cake sits in front of him on the table. At far the right, someone (looks to be Agnes Whitaker) dons a top hat and is captured in motion. Glasses and flatware sit atop the table. A tablecloth drapes over the front edge of the table in the foreground. One person sits on the near side of the table at right. They are in partial view with only their knees jutting into the image from the lower right corner. The seat of an empty chair juts into frame from the lower left corner. In the background, a large fireplace sits to the left of H. H. West, a bookshelf stands behind and to the left of Bim Smith and a wide doorway leads into another room at right.
Everett Shaw holds a baseball bat in Victory Park, in the Arroyo Seco area. A boy stands behind him holding a ball and there are other people at the right of the photograph. There are trees and picnic tables in the background.
Ethel Sissle Gordon with her children, Cynthia and Noble, from her marriage to musician Noble Sissle. The photo was taken after she had moved to Los Angeles and married Walter L. Gordon, Jr.
Note on back of photograph: Shelty white with blue trim. Fls on door in pink & blue with blue green stims. Flowers in beds in pink & blue. Tree roses in pink
The Children's Home Society of California is a non-profit child welfare agency founded in 1891. It became the first licensed child placement agency in California in 1911. It was located at 919 E. 25th St. from the 1920's up to 1942, when the organization moved to the Ozro W. Childs mansion at 3100 W. Adams Blvd. where it remained until 1977.
Actor Ben Carter is standing at the far left. Boxer Henry Armstrong is standing at the microphone. The other individuals in the photo are unidentified.