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Allen Allensworth residence

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Order Number	00061430
Title	Allen Allensworth residence
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	L.A.-Residences-Allensworth, Allen; A-001-511 4x5
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w
Historical Data	On April 7, 1906, after twenty years of military service, Col. Allensworth (1842-1914) was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel making him the first black officer to receive this rank. After his retirement in 1908, Allensworth and four other black men formed the all-black town of Allensworth, California. Six years later, Allensworth was crossing a Monrovia street when he was struck by a motorcycle and killed.
Description	Exterior view of a two-story Foursquare house belonging to Col. and Mrs. Allen Allensworth, located at 820 W. 30th Street in South Los Angeles. This home has since been demolished.
Subject	Allensworth, Allen,--1842-1914--Homes and haunts. Dwellings--California--South Los Angeles (Los Angeles). Lost architecture--California--South Los Angeles (Los Angeles). South Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection