This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Photograph was edited for publication purposes The location for the Optimist Home for Boys was once the Strickland Home for Boys, an orphanage in Highland Park. Photograph caption dated November 20, 1953 reads, "Phil D. McHugh, emcee, stands at microphone during cermonies at new Optimist Home for Boys, attended by scores of Optimist Club members and civic officials, including Mayor Poulson and Judge William B. McKesson of the Juvenile Court. Founded in 1906, the Optimist Home's first boy was sent by then Superior Judge Curtis D. Wilbur, who later became Secretary of the Interior."
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Optimist International Optimist Home for Boys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Building dedications--California--Highland Park (Los Angeles) Children--Institutional care--California--Los Angeles Juvenile delinquents--California--Los Angeles Juvenile delinquents--Rehabilitation--California--Los Angeles Boys--California--Los Angeles Audiences--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Stages (Platforms) Women--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Trees--California--Los Angeles Signs and signboards--California--Los Angeles Parking lots--California--Highland Park (Los Angeles) Microphones Highland Park (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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.
