Skip to main content

Image / Helen Gahagan Douglas and other Roosevelt supporters

Have a question about this item?

Item information. View source record on contributor's website.

Title
Helen Gahagan Douglas and other Roosevelt supporters
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Photographers Photo Collection
Creator
Stewart, Lucille
Date Created and/or Issued
Circa 1940
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Title supplied by cataloger.
Helen Gahagan was a successful Broadway performer who, in 1931, married actor Melvyn Douglas. Elected in 1944, Gahagan Douglas was the third woman elected to Congress from California. She served California's 14th congressional district as a liberal Democrat from 1945-1951.
Future congresswoman Helen Gahagan Douglas (left of center) sits around a radio with other supporters of incumbent President Franklin Delano Roosevelt awaiting the results of the 1940 election.
Type
Image
Format
1 negative :safety ;12 x 14 cm.
Photographic safety negatives
Identifier
00088860
Lucille Stewart Collection; Los Angeles Photographers Collection
GPC_b13_f3_i32_N
CARL0004964482
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/123570
Subject
Roosevelt, Franklin D.--(Franklin Delano),--1882-1945--Elections
Douglas, Helen Gahagan,--1900-1980
Women legislators--United States
Legislators--United States
Presidents--Campaigns--United States

About the collections in Calisphere

Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. View our statement on digital primary resources.

Copyright, permissions, and use

If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.

Share your story

Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.

Explore related content on Calisphere: