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Soldiers change from hats to helmets during a military show for National Defense Week, Los Angeles, 1940

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Title: Soldiers change from hats to helmets during a military show for National Defense Week, Los Angeles, 1940
Date Created and/or Issued: February 11, 1940
1940-02-11
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.
Soldiers change from hats to helmets during a military show for National Defense Week. The show was held at the Los Angeles Airport and more than 60 officers and men participated.
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: 160th Inf - Co.F. changing from hats to helmets.
Text from original nitrate sleeve: US Army - Defense Week Maneuvers at Mines Field (2-11-40); Holden, F.H. -Lt.Col.; Smith, Lynn Davis -Capt.; Flag - 160th Infantry; Jorgensen, Arthur N. -160th Inf. Co.F on watch for air raids at rest time; Standard Machine Gun; Douglas 038 model plane; Co. F and M - 160th Infantry; Dress-old squad; new streamlined squad; Smoke screens.
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: ark:/21198/zz0027znsm
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Events
Military officers--American--California--Los Angeles
War
United States. Army
Source: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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