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Supervisors Henry W. Wright and Hugh A. Thatcher pose with Chrysler officials, Los Angeles, 1932

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Title: Supervisors Henry W. Wright and Hugh A. Thatcher pose with Chrysler officials, Los Angeles, 1932
Date Created and/or Issued: February 4, 1932
1932-02-04
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 Haynes Foundation funds.
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Supervisor Henry W. Wright, middle, stands next to Supervisor Hugh A. Thatcher, second from left, among officials representing Chrysler Motors. Engineer Charles H. Fennel is seen in the background, standing on the side of the machine’s controls.
The Chrysler Motors groundbreaking took place on Slauson and Eastern avenues.
A different photograph taken on the same occasion appears with the article, “Chrysler Site Ground Broken,” 5 Feb 1932: 1, 7.
Text from negative sleeve: Chrysler Motor Car Co. Plant Groundbreaking
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_1575
ark:/21198/zz002dc2fp
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Ground breaking ceremonies--California--Los Angeles
Government employees--California--Los Angeles
Automobile factories--California--Los Angeles--Design and construction
Engineers
Automobile industry and trade--California--Los Angeles
Wright, Henry W., 1868-1948
Thatcher, Hugh A., 1876-1957
Fennel, Charles H
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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