Meeting of the Citizens' Committee on Governmental Reorganization: Frank L. Shaw, Max Strasburg, Helen W. Yankwich, John A. Rush, Harry Lee Martin, Edward Adams, Ella Estelle Clark, John McDonald Pfiffner, Jack Hardy, Louis J. Euler, Walter Mendenhall, E. J. Fleming, Robert W. Kenny, Reverend Willsie Martin, and John Shirley Ward, Los Angeles, 1935
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. The men and women form a half circle around Mayor Shaw, seated at his desk. Photograph appears with the article, "Group Seeks Better Rule," Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct 1935: A2. The Citizens' Committee on Governmental Reorganization formed by Mayor Shaw to make community recommendations for consolidations, simplification, and economy in the local government, met and discussed issues. Text from newspaper caption: Mayor Shaw, seated, is shown with members of the Citizens' Committee on Governmental Reorganization which held its organization meeting yesterday. Members of the committee, left to right, are Edward Adams, Harry Lee Martin, John A. Rush, Dr. John Pfiffner, Max Strasburg, Jack Hardy, Mrs. Leon Yankwhich, Mrs. Oliver P. Clark, E. J. Fleming, John Shirley Ward, Louis J. Euler, Rev. Willsie Martin, Walter Mendenhall and Judge Robert Kenny. Text from negative sleeve: 2530 - Citizens Committee on Consolidation L to R - Edward Adams Harry Lee Martin John A. Rush Dr. John Pfiffner Max Strasburg Jack Hardy Mrs Leon Yankwich Mrs Oliver P. Clark E . J. Fleming John Shirley Ward Louis J. Euler Rev. Dr. Willsie Martin Walter Mendenhall Judge Robert Kinney Mayor Frank Shaw (seated [stamped:] Oct 28 1935 Handwritten on negative: LtoR - Edward Adams - Harry Lee Martin - John A Rush - Dr. John Pfiffner - Max Strasburg - Jack Hardy - Mrs. Leon Yankwich- Mrs Oliver P. Clark - E. J. Fleming - John Shirely Ward - Louis J. Euler - Rev. Dr. Willsie Martin- Walter Mendenhall - Judge Robert Kenny - Mayor Shaw (seated) 10-15-35
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_8987 ark:/21198/zz002dgzr7
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Committees--American--California--Los Angeles Mayors--California--Los Angeles Politics & government--California--Los Angeles Fleming, E. J Martin, Harry Lee, 1875-1961 Euler, Louis J., 1890-1960 Pfiffner, John McDonald, 1893- Martin, Willsie, (Rev.), 1876-1953 Yankwich, Helen W., 1888 or 89-1971 Shaw, Frank L., 1877-1958 Strasburg, Max Kenny, Robert W. (Robert Walker), 1901-1976 Ward, John Shirley, 1895-1962 Mendenhall, Walter Rush, John A. (John Andrew), 1865- Adams, Edward Hardy, Jack, 1904-1955 Clark, Ella Estelle, 1864-1943
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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