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William Andrew Spalding, Mary, Marjorie, Volney, Thomas, William, and Richard Spalding gather to celebrate with family, Los Angeles, 1935

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Title: William Andrew Spalding, Mary, Marjorie, Volney, Thomas, William, and Richard Spalding gather to celebrate with family, Los Angeles, 1935
Date Created and/or Issued: October 13, 1935
1935-10-13
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Photograph appears with the article, "Pioneer Families Hail Couple on Anniversary," Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct 1935: A1.
Marjorie and Mary sit next to each other. Marjorie holds a pair of white gloves between her hands. William Spalding stands between them wearing circular glasses and a small boutonniere on his lapel. Volney, Thomas, William, and Richard surround their grandfather on all sides.
William and Mary Spalding have been married for 64 years. Their 83rd birthdays were October 3rd and October 10th, respectively.
Text from negative sleeve: 2706 - W.A. Spalding Mrs W.A. Spalding Mrs Volney Spalding Volney Spalding Thomas Spalding William Spalding Richard Spalding [stamped:] [illegible]
Text from newspaper caption: Celebrating their sixty-fourth wedding anniversary and their eighty-third birthday anniversaries, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Spalding were surrounded by family and friends last night. Spalding formerly was a member of the editorial staff of The Times. Seated in this photograph are Mrs. Spalding, right, and her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Volney Spalding. Standing, left to right, with W. A. Spalding in the center, are four grandsons, Volney, Thomas, William and Richard Spalding. Times photo
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_9227
ark:/21198/zz002dh815
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Families--American--California--Los Angeles
Birthdays--California--Los Angeles
Anniversaries--California--Los Angeles
Spalding, Volney, 1913-1982
Spalding, Mary, b. 1852 or 53
Spalding, William Andrew, 1917-2010
Spalding, Thomas Powell, 1920-2001
Spalding, Marjorie, b. circa 1914
Spalding, William Andrew, 1852-1941
Spalding, Richard, 1915-1977
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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