Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Henry B. R. Briggs, Postmaster of Los Angeles, kneeling in front of a fireplace. There is a carved eagle on the marble mantelpiece of the fireplace, suggesting that Briggs is in a U. S. government building. Henry B. R. Briggs was the Postmaster of Los Angeles from February 1, 1934 to his death (from pneumonia) on September 28, 1936. Prior to that, he was the publisher and editor of the Los Angeles Record. J. F. Bourne, a long-term postal employee, is mentioned in Los Angeles Times coverage of post office news between 1910 and 1938. Handwritten on negative: Briggs Text from negative sleeve: Briggs, H.B.R. Postmaster
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b&w nitrate negative
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uclamss_1429_1261 ark:/21198/zz002dbpmh
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Postmasters--California--Los Angeles People Government Mantels Briggs, Henry B. R., 1881-1936
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