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Title
Captain Lynn D. Smith of the Coast Artillery Reserve, general chairman of National Defense Week event, Los Angeles, 1940
Date Created and/or Issued
between January and February 1940
1940-01/1940-02
Publication Information
Los Angeles Daily News
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Rights Information
US
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Captain Lynn D. Smith of the Coast Artillery Reserve, who was appointed as general chairman of the Los Angeles sector’s National Defense Week event held between February 12 and 22. The purpose of this week is to remind the public that their citizen soldiers (“minute men”) are trained and ready to protect the community in case of attack. The program includes public meetings, radio programs and other events.
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Capt Lynn D Smith
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Smith, Lynn D. - Capt.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
ark:/21198/zz0027zmpk
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
People
Military officers--American--California--Los Angeles
Smith, Lynn D
Source
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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