Gordon L. McDonough, Harry M. Baine, Earl E. Jensen, and Hugh A. Thatcher observe from their seats as Dr. Percy T. Magan speaks at the podium, Los Angeles, 1934
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
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Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Thousands of people including patients and their families were present as civic leaders spoke at the dedication ceremony of the County General Hospital. Dr. Magan stands at a podium, the first row of folding chairs behind him occupied by Baine, Thatcher, McDonough, and Jensen. There are several other rows of chairs behind them with other unidentified men and women. Photograph appears with the article, "New General Hospital Dedicated to Humanity," Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr 1934: A1. Text from negative sleeve: MAGAN, PERCY T. DR. COL. OF MED. EVANG. 1932 Dedication of Gen. Hosp. Text from newspaper caption: View of Hospital and Principals at Dedicatory Ceremonies Above: Aerial view of the new General Hospital from a copyright photograph by Spence Air Photos. Below: Dr. Percy T. Magan at left delivering the dedicatory address for the new hospital at the ceremonies yesterday afternoon. Seated on the platform are, left to right, Gordon L. McDonough, Supervisor; Harry M. Baine, Supervisor; Earl E. Jensen, superintendent of county charities, and Hugh A. Thatcher, Supervisor. Handwritten on negative: Gen. Hosp. Dedication April 15 - 34 Hugh A. Thatcher Earl E. Jensen Harry Baine Gordon L. McDonough Percy J. Magan
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_6190 ark:/21198/zz002cwc2n
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Stages (Platforms) Hospitals--California--Los Angeles Microphones Dedications--California--Los Angeles County Flowers--California--Los Angeles County Podiums--California--Los Angeles County Physicians--American--California--Los Angeles County Baine, Harry M., 1886-1945 Thatcher, Hugh A., 1876-1957 McDonough, Gordon L., 1895-1968 Magan, Percy T. (Percy Tilson), 1867-1947 Los Angeles County General Hospital Jensen, Earl E., 1885-1941
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