Title supplied by cataloger. Rolland Joseph 'Speedy' Curtis was born in Louisiana in 1922. After serving three years in the Marines during World War II, he and his wife, Gloria, relocated from New Orleans to Los Angeles in 1946. Curtis served four years with the Los Angeles Police Department, but resigned from the force in order to pursue both a Bachelor's and Master's degree from USC. He later became involved in city politics, as an associate of Sam Yorty, and later a field deputy to City Council members Billy Mills and Tom Bradley. He was briefly director of the Model Cities program in 1973. Rolland J. Curtis died in his home in 1979, the victim of a homicide. An affordable housing complex on Exposition Blvd. near Vermont Ave. was named in his honor in 1981, along with a nearby street and park.; Goodwin Jess "Goodie" Knight was the 35th Lieutenant Governor of California from 1947 to 1953, and the 31st Governor of California from 1953 to 1959. Knight was also a Los Angeles Superior Court judge from 1935 to 1942, and served in the U.S. Navy during World War I. Pictured is former Lieutenant Governor, and 31st Governor of California Goodwin Knight (second from left), a woman identified as Ruth Scott (far right) and two unidentified guests posing for a photo in front of a mural at an unidentified ceremony. The American flag is partially visible in the background. No further information has been provided. Photograph circa 1965. See images 00125423, and 00139872 through 00139874 for additional photos in this series.
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image
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1 negative : safety ; 10 x 13 cm. Photographic safety negatives
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