Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. The door of the coach says in English: “Desmond’s, Dobbs, Fifth Avenue”. This photograph appears with the article, “Rites for Wife of Store Official Set for Today,” Los Angeles Times, 08 Oct. 1935: A3. Handwritten on negative: L2R John Cavanagh, Chas Badd 10-7-35 Text from newspaper caption: Olden days came back yesterday—behind a team of restive horses. The occasion was the arrival of John Cavanagh, hat maker, who was taken to the Biltmore in a coach. Charles Baad, hotel manager, is shown welcoming the visitor. Text from negative sleeve: 2473—John Cavanagh, Chas. Badd, Dobbs Hat Man, 10-7-35, [Stamped:] OCT 22 1935.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_8933 ark:/21198/zz002dgwwb
Language
English No linguistic content
Subject
Horses--California--Los Angeles Hotels--California--Los Angeles Hotel employees--California--Los Angeles Carriages & coaches--American--California--Los Angeles Badd, Charles, 1876-1956 Biltmore Hotel (Los Angeles, Calif.) Cavanagh, John
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