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Title
Ralph Hamlin and Franklins
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection
Date Created and/or Issued
1955
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Ralph Hamlin sits in his 1902 Franklin automobile. On the wall behind him are California license plates issued throughout the years. A sitting area with an overstuffed chair and ottoman is in front of the vintage cars. Photo caption reads: "Ralph Hamlin, 74, one of the men who helped to bring the automobile age to Los Angeles and advance the automotive revolution, is one man who can dream, with pride, of the brave past and its triumphs. Now in retirement, Hamlin lives on a West Los Angeles estate, surrounded by relics of the past. Above, he shows 1902, 1907, 1904 Franklin autos". Photo dated: July 11, 1955.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier
00072035
Herald Examiner Collection
HE box 821.
CARL0000075508
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/27516
Subject
Hamlin, Ralph
Automobile dealers--California--Los Angeles
Automobile racing drivers--California--Los Angeles
Antique and classic cars--California--Los Angeles
Franklin automobile
Automobile license plates--California--Los Angeles
Herald-Examiner Collection photographs

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