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Railroad executive and future Governor W. Averell Harriman in front of a train, Los Angeles, 1934

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Title: Railroad executive and future Governor W. Averell Harriman in front of a train, Los Angeles, 1934
Date Created and/or Issued: October 19, 1934
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: 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.
Depicted in the photograph is W. Averell Harriman, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Union Pacific Railroad. His father, E.H. Harriman was a famous railroad magnate.
Photograph corresponds to article: "Rail Chiefs Ride New Flyer," Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 1934: A1.
Later in life, W. Averell Harriman would eventually become governor of New York, and served several foreign diplomatic positions as a core member of "the wise men" foreign policy makers for presidents FDR and Truman.
Text on negative sleeve: Harriman, W. Averil[sic]
Handwritten on negative: W. A. Harriman
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_5159
ark:/21198/zz002cv4hj
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Railroads--California--Los Angeles
Business people--American--California--Los Angeles
Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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