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Eddie Green of Duffy's Tavern, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Clarence Muse, Lillian Randolph, Henry Armstrong, and others, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Beulah Honoré, Leontyne King, Liz McCullough, Harriet Ball and other women, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

Gathering of women, including Leontyne King (upper left in light-colored dress and large dark hat), Beulah Honoré (to the right of Leontyne, in a hat with large light-colored flowers), Liz McCullough (center, just below the lamp shade on the left) and Harriet Ball (front row, center in dark dress and dark hat). Front far right: Mabel Scott.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Three men playing cards, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

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

Description:

L to R: Jimmy Sherman, three unidentified people, Lil Hammond, William B. Williams, Beulah Honoré, an unidentified man, Eddie Jackson, and Ethel (Sissle) Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Boxer Joe Louis with "Chicken" and others, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

Joe Louis is seated at the center. His driver, "Chicken," is seated at the far left.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

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

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

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

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Unidentified African American model, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Merriman, Ted

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Unidentified African American woman, Los Angeles, 1940s?

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

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

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Griffin, Earl

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Walter L. Gordon, Jr. and Hazel Anthony, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

L to R: An unidentified visitor from Montgomery, Alabama; an unidentified woman, Walter Gordon, and Hazel Anthony (visiting from Chicago).

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Ethel (Sissle) Gordon recruiting for the army, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Norman O. Houston, Edwin Jefferson, and Ivan J. Johnson III at a golf awards ceremony, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Cutler, George M. (George Miles), 1901-1949

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Walter L. Gordon, Jr. with two clients after a trial, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr. (center) with his two clients after a trial. The man on the left was a church minister, and the man on the right was his assistant. They were accused of stealing money from the church.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Smith, Jesse, photographer

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

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

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

1940s

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Morehead, Howard

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

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

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

1940s

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Stuff Crouch, Eddie Anderson, and Angelle DeLavallade, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

L to R: Stuff Crouch, an unidentified woman, Eddie Anderson, Angelle DeLavallade.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Merriman, Ted

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Pearl Bailey and Art Tatum, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Merriman, Ted

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Mye Haddox, Beulah Honoré, Harold Summers, and Walter L. Gordon, Jr., Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

L to R: Mye Haddox, Beulah Honoré, Harold Summers, Walter L. Gordon, Jr.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Williams, Charles A., 1907 or 08-1975

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Marva Louis (Mrs. Joe Louis), Haven Johnson, and Ethel Sissle, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

In 1946, Noble Sissle lived at 2126 S. Harvard Blvd. in Los Angeles.

Date:

1940s

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Noble Sissle and Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Los Angeles, 1940s.

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Paul Robeson and C. W. Hill, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

House party in Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

Stuff Crouch is standing near the center, in a light colored suit with a white shirt (he has a moustache). A woman identified as Tassie (last name unknown; there is an obituary for Tassie Freeman (1912-1988) in the Sentinel 23 March 1989) is to the right of Crouch. Behind her and looking forward is a real estate broker named Thomas. To Thomas' right is a professional chauffer (name unknown). Ernie "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison is sitting in front of Stuff Crouch, holding a glass.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

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

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Party in a personal residence, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Walter Lawson, Nelson Creswell and others, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Nick (Nicodemus) Stewart with associates, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Val Verde resort, Santa Clarita Valley, 1940s

Description:

Prominent African American Angelenos, such as Sydney P. Dones, Norman O. Houston, Joe and Charlotta Bass, and others began constructing a black-owned vacation resort for African Americans in 1924 on 1,000 acres in the Santa Clarita Valley, about 50 miles north of Los Angeles. It was originally called Eureka Villa. The community's slogan was "Industry, Education, Pleasure, Religion." Later, community members changed the name of the community back to Val Verde. In 1940, the resort opened its brand new Olympic-sized pool (pictured here), which was partially financed by the WPA. The resort was tremendously popular, nicknamed "The Black Palm Springs."

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Sam Taylor and Duke Ellington, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Wedding reception for Bernyce and Leon Smith in Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

Eddie Brandon is seated on the ground in the front row, on the right. Also on the ground in the front row are bride and groom Bernyce and Leon Smith. No one else in the photograph has been identified.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

"Sunshine Sammy" and "Rochester" in Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

Eddie Anderson ("Rochester) is 2nd from the left; Ernest Fredric Morrison ("Sunshine Sammy") is wearing a striped suit in the center of the photo.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

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

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity members and pledges, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Cynthia and Noble Sissle Jr. at the home of Walter L. Gordon, Jr. and Ethel (Sissle) Gordon, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Caterina Jarboro at a recital, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Ethel (Sissle) Gordon and her sister Benita Seltzer, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

Ethel (Sissle) Gordon is in the center, her sister Benita (Bennie) Seltzer is on the right. The woman on the left is unidentified.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

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

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Unidentified African American man with two children

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Unidentified woman, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority gathering, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

A gatherine of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority sisters in Los Angeles.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Eddie Burbridge with an unidentified African American woman, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Cornelius Bradford, Jefferson D. and Laura Fowler, Henry Lewis, and others, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

Group at a formal event. Left to right: Cornelius Bradford, Mrs. Bradford (?), Jefferson Fowler, unidentified woman, Henry Lewis, Laura Fowler.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Arthur Wilson and Betty Clark, with others, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Tila de los Santos, her sister, and Bonnie, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Attorney Walter L. Gordon, Jr. in his law office, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Unidentified African American woman at an art show with ceramic work by Wilmer James, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

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

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[between 1940 and 1947?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Herman Hill, Bud Abbott, Eugene Biscailuz and Mr. Fowler, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

L'Tanya, Melba Foppe, and other women, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon. Walter L. Gordon, Jr. was an African American attorney in Los Angeles.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Elizabeth Hampton and Wendell Green, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Fashion show with Dickie Barrow at Elk's Hall , Los Angeles, 1945

Description:

Dickie Barrow hosting a "Fall Fashion Review" at the Elk's Hall at 3416 Central Avenue in Los Angeles, 1945. He is assisting an unidentified model down some stairs; the other people on the stage are also unidentified.

Date:

1945

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Louis (Louie) Jordan and Patricia Rainey, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

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

Description:

According to Mr. Gordon, the photo was taken at the residence of the Miles brothers (3715 West 27th Street), who were a part of a group of sportsmen and businessmen that owned big mansions and hosted gatherings.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

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

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Alyce Key, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

Los Angeles journalist Alyce Key photographed reclining on a bed in a dressing gown.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

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

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Mae Johnson (?), Lillian Lomax, and Gertrude Gipson in Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

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

Description:

Party held at Cassie Harris' house on 109th Street. Ethel (Sissle) Gordon is standing between two men, wearing a light colored peasant-style blouse. Louise Brooks is second from the right. The other people in the photograph are unidentified.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Portrait of James Baskett, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

1940s

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Ethel (Sissle) Gordon, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

At the Orpheum Theater, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

L to R, back row: Joe Morris, Bea DeVaughn, Walter L. Gordon, Jr., Hazel Washington, Roscoe (Rocky) C. Washington, and Herman Hill. Kneeling at left is Lionel Hampton, and next to him with her arms around two men is Gladys Hampton. The other man and woman in the photograph are unidentified.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Singer Pha Terrell and an unidentified woman, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr.: "Pha Terrell. That's the one I told you about the other day that could sing so well. 'Until the Real Thing Comes Along,' that was his song. It used to close down places to hear Pha Terrell. His name became so synonymous with beauty that most people would turn their things off so they could hear him sing it. I saw them explode on the scene, because he struggled to get going. She was a white girl, and she was poor. He was hustling, and he was poor. And they're trying to get a spot, trying to get a hit, and they were both loyal to one another. Then they ended up, they got a little taste, and a guy gave them a spot on one show. But when this thing came along, it exploded over the whole country. Money just poured into them. 'Until the Real Thing Comes Along.' Last thing I knew... I don't remember their demise, but they were a fine little couple. [Do you remember her name?] No, she was a nonentity. You just knew she was loyal to him. You almost pitied them because they struggled so hard to get going, and to see them reaping success... You were just proud they were able to make it. I'm so glad you got that one." From an interview on August 3, 2010.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Lena Horne and C. W. Hill, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

L to R: unidentified woman, Lena Horne, and C. W. Hill.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

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

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Marque Neal and Ivie Anderson, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Walter L. Gordon, Jr. as Master of Ceremonies at a Cavalrette Social Club event, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr. onstage as an emcee at an event sponsored by the Cavalette [i.e. Cavalrette] Social Club.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

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

Description:

L to R: A.J. Williams (playing piano), Louise Beavers (holding microphone). The others in the photo are unidentified.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Maceo Bruce Sheffield, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Psychologist Howard Emery Wright, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Lionel Hampton and Calvin Jackson at Walter L. Gordon Jr.'s office, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Jazz musicians Erskine Hawkins, Joe Morris, and Lionel Hampton backstage at the Orpheum, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Netta Paullyn Garner, George Garner and Marian Anderson, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Sydney Dones, perennial ladies' man, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Hallway at Walter L. Gordon, Jr.'s legal office on Central Avenue, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Relaxing at Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, 1940s?

Description:

Thomas Yarborough is the man standing at the far left. Leon Washington is standing at center, wearing a beret. Florita Ware is directly to the right of Washington. Dr. H. H. Towles is seated in back at the far right. Herbert Faires is seated in the front middle. Charlotte Strange is the third woman from the right, wearing a bikini top tied with a bow. Irene Marvin the forth woman from the right, wearing a locket.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Laura Bowman, probably with Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Jesse Graves, Perry Howard, and Sydney Dones, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

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

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Woman named Fitzgerald, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr. believes that this woman was a client of his who hoped to work in the motion picture industry. Her last name was Fitzgerald.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Scene at the Club Alabam, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Pastor Clayton D. Russell with an unidentified man, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Hadda (Hopgood) Brooks and Red Skelton with an unidentified woman, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

Hadda (Hopgood) Brooks is at the left, Red Skelton is at the right, and the woman in the center is unidentified.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

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

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Group at a garden party, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Marva Louis, Betty Clark, Ethel (Sissle) Gordon, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

James L. Erwing, Sr., Calvin Murdoch, and Curtis C. Taylor, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

L to R: James L. Erwing, Sr.; an unidentified woman; Calvin Murdoch; an unidentified man; Curtis C. Taylor.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

C. W. Hill, Lena Horne, and Leon René, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Walter L. Gordon, Jr. and Adrienne Marshall dancing, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Louie Cole and Frances Bynum, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Swimmers at the YWCA in Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Lillian Randolph and Nina Mae McKinney in Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Dr. and Mrs. McMillan and tenor Ivan Browning at the Last Word, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

L to R: Dr. McMillan and his wife (both of their first names are unknown), and Ivan Harold Browning. This photograph was most likely taken at the Last Word nightclub on Central Ave.

Date:

1940s

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Nobel & Ethel Sissle and guests, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

George Cannady(?) and Virgil Benson with two unidentified women, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

L'Tanya, Lena Turnham and Louise Franklin, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Norma and Eddie Green, Louise and William Beavers, Hattie McDaniel, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

Left to right: Norma Green, Eddie Green, Louise Beavers, William Beavers, Hattie McDaniel, unidentified woman.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Merriman, Ted

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Bookmakers, gamblers, and drug dealers, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[ca. 1945?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Research attorney in the Walter L. Gordon, Jr. office library, 1940s

Description:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr. was unsure of the attorney's name. Possibly Henry Stewart or Henry Davis.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Smith, Jesse, photographer

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Visitor from Chicago, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.

Date:

[1940s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Cutler, George M. (George Miles), 1901-1949

Collection:

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection