Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. Louis R. Glavis, director of investigation for the Department of the Interior, in the office of U.S. Attorney Peirson Hall. Text from negative sleeve: Glavis, Louis R. Louis R. Glavis was the director of investigation for the Department of the Interior, as well as for the Civil Works Administration and Publiv Works Administration. Glavis's visit to Los Angeles coincided with increasing indictments relating to accusations that various major oil corporations had violated the National Petroleum Administration's code of fair competition. The government contended, via the offices of Attorney Peirson Hall, that major oil companies such as Shell and Standard oil had planned to create price-cutting wars, cut wages and reduce employment.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_4868 ark:/21198/zz002ctsgr
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Government investigations--California--Los Angeles Glavis, Louis Russell 1883-1971
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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