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Postmaster Henry B. R. Briggs taking the oath of office administered by Judge McCormick, Los Angeles, 1934

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Title: Postmaster Henry B. R. Briggs taking the oath of office administered by Judge McCormick, 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 (R) taking the oath of office to become the Postmaster of Los Angeles. The oath is administered by United States District Judge Paul J. McCormick (L). A third person stands between them.
This event was reported in the Los Angeles Times article "Briggs in as Postmaster, Former Editor Takes Oath of Office and O'Brien Presents Him to Federal Staff," February 1, 1934.
Handwritten on negative: L - R Judge McCormack [Cormick?], Wm. N..., H.B.R. Briggs
Text from negative sleeve: Briggs, H.B.R. Postmaster
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_1264
ark:/21198/zz002dbpq2
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Oaths--California--Los Angeles
Postmasters--California--Los Angeles
Legal
People
McCormick, Paul J., 1879-1960
Briggs, Henry B. R., 1881-1936
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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