William Arthur Newman, district engineer, W. E. Reynolds, assistant director of public works, and Alfred Cohn, collector of customs, discussing new post office building plans, Los Angeles, 1935
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. William Arthur Newman, W. E. Reynolds, and Alfred Cohn were meeting to discuss the building of a new post office. Name is incorrect on negative sleeve and negative. "Albert Cohn" should be "Alfred Cohn." William Arthur Newman was an architect and district engineer for Federal construction in the West. W. E. Reynolds was and architect and assistant director of procurement in charge of public works. Alfred Cohn was the Collector of Customs. William Arthur Newman (left), W. E. Reynolds (center), and Alfred Cohn sit in chairs side by side. They hold a street map spread out across all three of them. Newman holds a pen in his right hand. Reynolds has his hands crossed in front of him, elbows resting on his chair arms. Cohn holds the map in his left hand. Framed portraits hang on the wall behind them. Several books and a vase with flowers are behind Newman. Related to "Start Fixed on Building: Federal Project to Be Pushed," Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep 1935: A1. Handwritten on negative: L to R William Arthur Newman - W. E. Reynolds - Albert Cohn - 9-13-35 Handwritten on negative sleeve: 2219. L to R William Arthur Newman; W. E. Reynolds; Albert Cohn 9-13-35 Confering over New Post Office
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_8610 ark:/21198/zz002dghrz
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Architects Government employees United States Postal Service Newman, William Arthur, 1878-1953 Cohn, Alfred A., 1880-1951 Reynolds, W. E
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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