Collection: OpenUCLA Collections and Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection / Names: Blodgett, Nella R. Allensworth, 1881-1947 - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Description:: After his retirement from the military in 1906, Colonel Allen Allensworth founded the town of Allensworth in 1908, with the idea that African Americans could own property, learn, thrive, and live the American Dream. It was named by Lt. Colonel Allen Allensworth. It had a school system by 1910. With the death of Colonel Allensworth in 1914, the town experienced extreme losses, coupled with severe drought and decreased crop yields. Many residents left the area following World War I. The town was memorialized as a state park in 1974, and hosts events annually to preserve its history.
Date:: [circa 1900]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Description:: After his retirement from the military in 1906, Colonel Allen Allensworth founded the town of Allensworth in 1908, with the idea that African Americans could own property, learn, thrive, and live the American Dream. It was named by Lt. Colonel Allen Allensworth. It had a school system by 1910. With the death of Colonel Allensworth in 1914, the town experienced extreme losses, coupled with severe drought and decreased crop yields. Many residents left the area following World War I. The town was memorialized as a state park in 1974, and hosts events annually to preserve its history.
Date:: [circa 1900]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Description:: Group photo of the hostesses for the Haitian Olympic Team in Los Angeles, 1932. Seated, from left: Edith Keyser White; Nella R Blodgett (wife of Louis M. Blodgett); and Miriam Matthews. Standing from left: Kathryn Kinsey; Dr. Anna J. Leggett; Aurora Slater Hoskins; wife of the Haitian counsel; the Haitian Counsel; Lillian M. Tyler (wife of Willis O. Tyler); Helen Louise Wheeler Riddle (wife of John Riddle); Dr. Vada J. Somerville; Mattie Scott Nelson, and Arsine E. Gordon (wife of Dr. G.B.D. Gordon) Inset, Haitian Olympic team members (left to right): Silvio Cator and André Théard.
Date:: 1932
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Studio of Smith, L.A.
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

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