US UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description
Dwight F. Davis, United States Secretary of War, speaking into a microphone at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Biltmore. Seated from left to right, architect John C. Austin, Secretary Davis, Shannon Crandall, Lieutenant Lester J. Maitland, and explorer Sir Hubert Wilkins. Photo appears with the article, "War Secretary Discusses Nation's Growing Wings," Los Angeles Times, 02 Aug. 1928: A1. Text from negative sleeve: Crandall, Davis Shannon. Sec. of War. Handwritten on negative: Sec of War Davis Shannon Crandell, Capt., Lester Maitland, Capt. Geo Wilkins
Type
image
Format
b&w glass negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_b3700_G1166 ark:/21198/z1d27qjt
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Luncheons--California--Los Angeles Military officers--American--California--Los Angeles Government officials--American--California--Los Angeles Maitland, Lester J., 1899-1990 Austin, John C. W. (John Corneby Wilson), 1870-1964 Crandall, Andrew Shannon, 1871-1964 Wilkins, George H. (George Hubert), Sir, 1888-1958 Davis, Dwight Filley, 1879-1945
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