Olivet Baptist Church Workers

Image

Olivet Baptist Church Workers

Title

Olivet Baptist Church Workers

Identifier

28052 NP

Source

Letha Moore Collection, 1994

Description

Group photo of women workers at Olivet Baptist Church in Ventura. The women are seated around a table and are looking at the viewer. Portion of an upright piano is visible on the right side.

Left to right: Annie Walker, Bennie May Bryant, Marguerite Milton, Letha Moore, I. Smith, Annie Smith, Cerisa House Westley.

Museum records indicate that Annie Smith's parents were the first African American family to settle in Ventura.

Creator

Wilson Studios

Date

circa 1940s

Format

Black and white negative
Portrait, Group

Subject

Olivet Baptist Church
Smith, Annie R.
African American women
Moore, Letha

Coverage

California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)

Publisher

Museum of Ventura County

Rights

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Type

Image

Language

English

Collection

Citation

Wilson Studios, “Olivet Baptist Church Workers,” Research Library at The Museum of Ventura County, accessed December 3, 2024, https://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/7432.