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
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1929-1933), and president of Stanford University, stands behind a radio microphone at a banquet. It is possible this photograph was taken at the Biltmore Hotel during an event sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and the Kiwanis Club, to celebrate a procurement of a $490 million loan for the Metropolitan Water District to build the Colorado Aqueduct. John Bullock, seated next to Wilbur, was honored at the event. Wilbur's speech at this event was broadcast on KFWB radio. Possibly related to Los Angeles Times article, "Loan Deal Welcomed By Wilbur; Secretary Says Speeding Up of Aqueduct Provides Outlet for Dam Power." 21 Sep. 1932: A1. Handwritten on negative: Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, W. A. Simpson, John Bullock, Henry Wright. Text from negative sleeve: Wilbur, Ray Lyman Dr. Stnaford [sic] U. Pres.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_4350 ark:/21198/zz002cq4cp
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Banquets--California--Los Angeles Wilbur, Ray L. (Ray Lyman), 1875-1949 Bullock, John, 1871-1933 Wright, Henry W., 1868-1948 Simpson, W. A
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