Johnson (Helene) Photograph Collection

Group photograph of golfers
Group photograph of golfers, 1959, Helene Johnson photograph collection, MS 61, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library.

The Helene Johnson Photograph Collection includes 54 photographs of family and friends of Helene Johnson and group photographs of African American golfers at golf tournament awards ceremonies in the 1950s. The golfing photographs include group photographs of African American golfers participating in the Fong Cup, B.A.G.C. annual tournament, and of the Fairway Golf Club of San Francisco.

Dates: circa 1920s-1960
 
Collection number: MS 61
 
Creator: Johnson, Helene.
 
Collection Size: .25 linear feet (1 box)
 

Guide to the Helene Johnson Photograph Collection

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