Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. The left photograph appears in "Banker Dies at Torrance," Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug 1935: 8. Copy photo James Leech was a bank manager at the Bank of America in Torrance. Ralph R. Laughlin was a tenor singer for the Temple Baptist Church, First Congregational of Pasadena, Immanuel Presbyterian of Los Angeles, and First Methodist Episcopal of Long Beach. The right photograph appears in "Death Ends Song Career," Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug 1935: A12. Two portrait photographs. The left one is James Leech, banker. He is taken in 3/4 left profile and facing the camera. He wears a suit jacket and tie, and pince-nez. The right photograph is Ralph R. Laughlin, church tenor. This was taken from 3/4 right profile and has him looking into the distance. He also wears a suit jacket and tie. Text accompanying photograph in Laughlin's article: Frank Y. McLaughlin Handwritten on paper slip clipped to right photograph: Ralph R. Laughlin. Text on negative sleeve: [handwritten:] 1828 [typed:] James Leech [handwritten:] --> Torrance B of A "banker + business leader" OBIT [typed:] Ralph R Laughlin (copies) [handwritten:] --> concert tenor OBIT sang for several local churches [stamped:] Aug 30 1935 Text on newspaper clipping clipped to left photograph: James Leech.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_8141 ark:/21198/zz002dfzk6
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Bankers--California--Torrance Businessmen--California--Los Angeles County Tenors (Singers)--California--Los Angeles Leech, James (James Weston), 1882-1935 Laughlin, Ralph R. (Ralph Royal), 1878-1935 Bank of America
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.
Share your story
Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.
