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. Captain Yves Donval, commander of the French training ship, Jeanne d'Arc, conferred decorations on four Los Angeles citizens at a Lions Club meeting at the Biltmore, led by F. F. Pellissier, president of the French Chamber of Commerce of Southern California, and dairy rancher. Henri Didot, French consul, did the introductions. Five men are behind a dinner table covered in a tablecloth. From left to right: unidentified man, Lucien Brunswig, F. F. Pellissier, Captain Yves Donval, and Henri Didot. Pellissier and Donval are standing, shaking hands, while the other three men are seated. Donval wears a naval uniform. Behind them is as carved wooden door, partially covered by a Lions Club banner. On the table are water glasses, cups of coffee, a cream pitcher, a small barrel, and polished metal bell-shaped dish cover. Related to "French Honor Four Here: Training Ship Commander Presents Decorations at Session of Lions Club," Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan 1935: A6. Text on banner: LIONS CLUB; LIONS L [rest of text on seal is illegible]; LOS ANGELES Text on negative sleeve: Brunswig, Lucien N.; Realtor 1935 Handwritten on negative: L2R Lucien Brunswig x F. F. Pellisier x Capt. Yves Donval, Henri Didot 1-18-35 Text on dinner cover: LIONS INTERNATIONAL
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_1284 ark:/21198/zz002dbqdw
Language
English
Subject
Clubs--California--Los Angeles Ranchers--California--Los Angeles County Consuls--French--California--Los Angeles Real estate developers--California--Los Angeles County Military officers--French--California--Los Angeles Donval, Yves Lions Clubs International Brunswig, Lucien N. (Lucien Napoleon), 1854-1943 Pellissier, F. F. (Frank Fidele), 1873-1961 Didot, Henri, 1874-1968 Biltmore Hotel (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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