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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph article dated April 7, 1948 partially reads, "A flag which Los Angeles City councilmen for eight years believed was the official royal standard of Spain in 1781 probably will be claimed by Councilman Leland Warburton as the emblem for the vast San Fernando Valley empire. Disclosure the flag was not a true replica of the King Carlos III Spanish regime carried by Felipe de Neve when he founded the pueblo of Los Angeles in 1781 was made by Arthur Morris, veteran minute clerk of the council. Morris, who resides at 4525 Agnes ave., North Hollywood, is regarded as the city's outstanding student of history."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Los Angeles City Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.) City council members--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Civil service City halls--California--Los Angeles Flags--Spain Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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