Title created 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. Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Lamport (second from left) is pictured with three unidentified men. The Councilman and the gentlemen standing next to him hold fliers that read, "Smart Students Railroad Crossing - ALWAYS cross only at the regular crossings - look both ways! NEVER walk the tracks to school - they are a dangerous route!" These fliers for students are a reminder about safety while walking to and from school. The men appear to be at Los Angeles City Hall. Photograph circa 1967. See images 00130042, and 00143674 through 00143685 for additional photos in this series.
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1 negative : safety ; 10 x 13 cm. Photographic safety negatives
Lamport, Paul H Los Angeles City Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.) Men City council members Civic leaders Fliers (Printed matter) Advertising fliers Safety education Railroads--California--Los Angeles--Safety measures Eyeglasses Posing Smiling Los Angeles (Calif.)
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