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Postmaster Henry B. R. Briggs on his first day in office, Los Angeles, 1934

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Title: Postmaster Henry B. R. Briggs on his first day in office, Los Angeles, 1934
Date Created and/or Issued: February 1, 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
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
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.
Henry B. R. Briggs, Postmaster of Los Angeles, on the day he was sworn into office
Text from negative sleeve: Briggs, H.B.R. Postmaster
Handwritten on negative: H.B.R. Briggs
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_1263
ark:/21198/zz002dbppj
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Government
Postmasters--California--Los Angeles
People
Briggs, Henry B. R., 1881-1936
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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