Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Related to the article, "Two Named Hall Aides," Los Angeles Times, October 17, 1935 Pictured: Smith presides over the swearing in ceremony of Eardley and Hughes. With one hand raised in oath, Smith holds a Bible in the other hand, while the two other men also raise their hands in oath. They appear to be in an office. On the wall is a picture of Franklin Roosevelt and a map of the Southern Pacific Railroad Line. Handwritten on nitrate negative: L to R - Edmund L. Smith - Carl Eardley - Hal Hughes 10-16-35 Text from nitrate negative sleeve: 2550-- L to R, Edmund L. Smith - (Chief Deputy U.S. Atty.), Carl Eardley, Hal Hughes, Swearing In New Dep. U.S. Atty's, [Stamped:] OCT 23 1935 Text from newspaper caption: Pair Sworn in For Federal Court Duties, Chief Deputy United States District Clerk Edmund L. Smith shown swearing in Carl Eardley and Hal Hughes as assistant United States attorneys. They were appointed yesterday by the U.S. Atty. Pierson Hall and will begin duties immediately. [Los Angeles Times, "Two Named Hall Aides," October 17, 1935]
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b&w nitrate negative
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uclamss_1429_9011 ark:/21198/zz002dh0kk
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Lawyers--United States Legal Oaths People Hughes, Hal Smith, Edmund L Eardley, Carl, 1905-1997
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