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Set of negatives by Clinton Wright of Mrs. Johnetta Johnson's wedding, 1965
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Archival Collection
Description
Photographer's notations: Wedding - Mrs. Johnetta Johnson, 5459 Bryanhust, L.A.
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Set of negatives by Clinton Wright of Nancy Wilson and Happy Timers, Doolittle Giants baseball team, and Jessie at Carver Park, 1965
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Photographer's notations: Nancy Wilson & Happy Timers, Doolittle Giants Baseball team, Jessie at Carver Park.
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Set of negatives by Clinton Wright including Mrs. McGlothen, Madison Awards Day, Harold Freeman, Rae-Carrie Williams' wedding, and field day at Matt Kelly, 1965
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Photographer's notations: 3-9 Mrs. McGlothen, 10-14 Madison Awards Day 5-28-65, 15-17 Harold Freeman (1 photo), 18 Wedding Rae - Carrie Williams, 21-31 Matt Kelley Field Day Activities.
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Set of negatives by Clinton Wright with three hostesses from Life, and Civil Rights Commission at Fabey's Office, 1965
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Photographer's notations: 3 Hostess [?] from Life [?], Civil Rights Comm. At Fabey's Office, Articulated Neg.
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Set of negatives by Clinton Wright including a pet show, Mary Louise wedding, Operation Independence Planning Board, and Pride of the West District Association, 1965
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Photographer's notations: Pet Show - Rec. P[?], Wedding - Mary Louise, Operation Ind. Planning board, Pride of the West Dist. Association.
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Set of negatives by Clinton Wright including Par reporter, playhouse opening, Conventional Beauty Salon, and street scenes, 1964
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Photographer's notations: Par Reporter, Playhouse opening, Dope adict pick-up on E St, Ted, Bennett receives gift from SS Mart, Dog & kid on street, Conventional Beauty Salon (Beatrice Propi [?]), Trash in alley. To see photos from this grouping that have been digitized individually, see pho022108
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Set of negatives by Clinton Wright including varsity party for ball players and ladies' club, 1964
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Photographer's notations: Varsity party for ball players, Ladies [?] club.
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Set of negatives by Clinton Wright of Debutante Ball, 1964
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Photographer's notations: 67B-8 #2, Deb's Ball '64.
In 1963, Barbara Kirkland came together with a group of eleven other like-minded female educators at Kit Carson Elementary School to form Les Femmes Douze (The Ladies Twelve) - an organization focused on encouraging and preparing young Black women to pursue higher education. The inaugural class of debutantes made their debut in 1964 at a ball themed “A Winter Wonderland” hosted in the Gold Room of the Las Vegas Convention Center. The cotillion style program allows debutantes to form sisterhoods, instill the value of community services, as well as provide scholarship opportunities.
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Set of negatives by Clinton Wright of debutante escorts, 1964
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Photographer's notations: Deb. Escorts '64.
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Set of negatives by Clinton Wright of event for the Lodge Rose of Sharon Chapter, 1964
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Photographer's notations: Lodge Rose of Sharon Chapter.
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