Sheriff's Pistol Team members George S. Barton, Eugene W. Biscailuz, and Sewell F. Griggers taking a shot at Kiwanis President John F. Eastwood's hat at Kiwanis Club luncheon, 1935
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. View of George S. Barton, left, standing in collared shirt, tie, jacket, pants, left hand holding Eastwood's hat, John F. Eastwood, center left, standing in hat, collared shirt, tie, jacket, Eugene W. Biscailuz, center right, standing in collared shirt, tie, jacket, right hand holding Eastwood's hat, and Sewell Griggers, right, standing with back to viewer in sheriff uniform, pointing gun at Eastwood's hat. This photograph appears with the article "Pistol Team Makes Target of Kiwanis President's Hat." Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 1935: A2. Text from negative sleeve: 2209, John F. Eastwood, George Barton, Gene Biscailuz, Dep. S. F. Grigger, C. E. Peoples, Sheriff Shooting, 9-11-35, [stamped:] Sep 26 1935 Text from newspaper caption: William Tell would have been in the same fix had he appeared on the Tyrol with a last year's apple. So when John F. Eastwood, Kiwanis Club president, came to the club luncheon yesterday with an unseasonal straw hat, Sheriff Biscailuz's pistol team handled things their own way. Left to right are George Barton, team captain, Eastwood, Sheriff Biscailuz and Deputy S. F. Griggers. The officers gave the Club members a demonstration of shooting skill. Handwritten on negative: L to R, George Barton, John F. Eastwood, Sheriff Biscailuz, Dep. S. F. Griggers
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b&w nitrate negative
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uclamss_1429_8600 ark:/21198/zz002dghds
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Luncheons--California--Los Angeles Charitable organizations--California--Los Angeles Sheriffs--California--Los Angeles Barton, George S., 1896-1937 Biscailuz, Eugene W., 1883-1969 Eastwood, John F Kiwanis Club (Los Angeles, Calif.) Griggers, Sewell F., 1905-1996
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