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African American families

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

African American Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2021-003
Abstract This collection contains photograph albums, as well as single and loose photographs featuring images of African Americans. Images depict families; children; soldiers; and infants in a variety of settings and participating in many activities such as parties and events; holidays such as Christmas and Easter; inside and in front of homes; in front of cars; birthdays; churches; parks; vacations; and others. Also included in this collection are school, graduation, and military portraits; and some...
Dates: circa 1880s-2010s; Majority of material found within 1940-1980

Bowie, Albert L. Photograph Albums , circa 1950s-1970s

 Series — Box 3: [Barcode: 30550014958167]
Scope and Contents This series contains 198 photographs, 12 clippings, 1 postcard, a souvenir napkin, and other ephemera belonging to Albert L. Bowie. The first album in this series contains mostly color photgraphs and polaroids of friends and family taken during small gatherings, celebrations, Christmas, and birthdays; images taken in front of and inside homes; school portraits; and photographs taken while playing tennis and fishing. This album also contains newspaper clippings announcing the retirement of...
Dates: circa 1950s-1970s

Everett "Jake" Jacobs Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2022-040
Abstract

This collection contains letters, photographs, newspaper articles and clippings related to Everett "Jake" Jacobs. Photographs in the collection include Jacobs family life, work at KNX and KNXT, events held at the radio station, and images of his time in the military. Subjects include journalism, radio, and media.

Dates: January 1961- October 1991

Patterson, Evelyn G. Photograph Album , circa 1940s-1990s

 Series
Scope and Contents This photograph album contains 220 black-and-white and color photographs, 9 postcards, and other ephemera belonging to Evelyn G. Patterson. Images in this album consist of portraits; photographs taken in front of homes and cars; images taken at birthday parties and holidays such as Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas; images taken at Disneyland, Rosarito Beach, Mexico and Hawaii on vacations; family and friends in St. Louis, MO.(1948) and Detroit, MI.(1950); images taken during the 1992 Los...
Dates: circa 1940s-1990s

Untitled Albums , circa 1940s-1980s

 Series
Scope and Contents This series contains eleven albums of mostly photographs, as well as some clippings, brochures, and other ephemera. Images include: cars; houses; school, graduation, military, and wedding portraits; celebrations such as parties and weddings; holidays such as Christmas and Easter; buildings; men in military uniforms; people gathering around tables having meals; parks; camp sites; horseback riding; children; infants; images taken at Lake Washington; candid photographs taken in homes and in...
Dates: circa 1940s-1980s

Washington, Mary Lou Photograph Album , 1952, 1958, 1960s-1970s, 1985, 1991, 1992; undated

 Series
Scope and Contents This photograph album contains approximately 137 black-and-white photographs,32 postcards, and other ephemera belonging to Mary Lou Washington, an African American woman living in San Bernardino, CA. Images in this album consist of photographs taken at church; formal events; after funerals; images taken in houses and yards; school portraits of friends and family; graduation portraits; group photographs of friends and family; images taken presumably on vacations; and images of cars. There is...
Dates: 1952, 1958, 1960s-1970s, 1985, 1991, 1992; undated