Lee Haven Beach Club Members

Name/Title

Lee Haven Beach Club Members

Entry/Object ID

PHOTO.8732

Tags

People, African Americans, Clubs, Beaches, Islands

Description

A group portrait of the members of the Lee Haven Beach Club. The Lee Haven Beach Club was opened in 1949 to proved a recreation and seaside space for black professionals in a time when access to other clubs or organizations was limited if not out right prohibited by the clubs in question. Pictured here are Florence Dixon, seated, 5th from left; Janice King, seated, 6th from right and Mollie Moon, seated, 8th from right.

Collection

Greenwich Photograph Collection