Pickets Outside Farmers And Merchants Bank, Watts

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Pickets Outside Farmers And Merchants Bank, Watts

Creator

Shades Of L.A. Is An Archive Of Photographs Representing The Contemporary And Historic Diversity Of Families In Los Angeles. Images Were Chosen From Family Albums And Include Daily Life, Social Organizations, Work, Personal And Holiday Celebrations, And Migration And Immigration Activities. Made Possible And Accessible Through The Generous Support Of The Security Pacific National Bank, Sunlaw Cogeneration Partners, Photo Friends, California Council For The Humanities, The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, And The John Randolph Haynes And Dora Haynes Foundation

Website

https://tessa.lapl.org/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/76250

Description

Pickets at the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Watts. Bank was picketed by Southeast Interracial Council and Independent Party for not hiring African American or Mexican American tellers.

Subject

Group Portraits
Shades Of L.A. Collection Photographs
Southeast Interracial Council
Picketing--California--Watts (Los Angeles)
Labor Disputes--California--Los Angeles
Race Discrimination--Los Angeles
Farmers And Merchants National Bank Of Los Angeles
Portrait Photographs
Civil Rights--United States
Watts (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Shades Of L.A. African American Photographs

Date

1948

Type

image

Format

Photographic prints

Source

Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection

Contributor

Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)

Image

https://calisphere.org/clip/500x500/ebf9701e115f4afc34496fc56ebebf18

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