Photograph of a group of ushers for First AME's 100th Anniversary

Source catalog description

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Black and white image of two (2) rows of women. The front row includes seven (7) seated women. The row behind includes fourteen (14) women standing. The women wear a variety of dresses in different styles. Many of the dresses are patterned or with floral prints. One woman wears a hat and stands fifth from the right in the back row. The women are all in a large interior space. On the reverse are a variety of marks. One large angular mark takes up a large portion of the back from the upper right corner to the lower left corner and down to the lower right corner. Along the top half of the back is the image caption with additional numbers and notes. [Ushers for FAMEs 100th Anniversary / Sent" / "Church / 7-28-77 / 4Cals/Hostesses]. In the lower right corner are two (2) stamps with the photographer information and the date [PLEASE CREDIT PHOTO / BY / HARRY H. ADAMS / 4300 SO. CENTRAL AVE. / LOS ANGELES, CALIF. 90011/235-2742 / JUN 1977].

Catalog date

June 1977

Recorded places

Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America

Recorded subjects

African American; African Methodist Episcopal; American West; Methodist; Photography; Religion; The Black Church; Women

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