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Dr. Frank W. Emerson and veterans during Memorial Day cemermonies, Los Angeles, 1940

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Title: Dr. Frank W. Emerson and veterans during Memorial Day cemermonies, Los Angeles, 1940
Date Created and/or Issued: May 30, 1940
1940-05-30
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.
Dr. Frank W. Emerson and two Veterans stand in front of the Private Herman W. Hils memorial in Pershing Square for Memorial Day ceremonies, May 30, 1940. Two garlands honor the fallen soldier who was of the 7th California Volunteer Infantry from Theodore Roosevelt Camp No.9. Memorial reads, "Private Herman W Hils Co. D. Died Dec. 4, 1898." A crowd is visible in the background.
Related to the article, "Thousands Pay Tribute to War Dead. Memorial Services in Coliseum Draw 30,000; Olson Speaks in Park," Los Angeles Times, 31 May 1940: 1.
Text from negative sleeve: Emerson, Frank W. Dr.
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_2257
ark:/21198/zz002dd6s7
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Veterans--American
Pershing Square (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Memorial Day
Plazas--California--Los Angeles
Emerson, Frank, 1871-1940
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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