Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. This photograph appears with the article, “Store Executives Help Keep Street Clean: Street Cleaning Row Goes to Grand Jury STREET FILTH APPEAL MADE,” Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 1935: A1. Photograph of three men dressed in suits and using brooms to sweep trash on the street. There are men behind them dressed in suits, coats, and hats watching them. There are also cars parked on the side of the road, as well as cars driving down the road away from the three men. Text from negative sleeve: 2806—Pete Kiefer, Chas A. Spere, Phil Lansdale, Siloerwood Executives sweep street 11-14-35. [Stamped:] NOV 15 1935. Handwritten on negative: L2R Pete Kiefer, Chas A. Spere, Phil Lansdale 11-14-35. Text from newspaper caption: Not whitewings, but executives of a downtown clothing store, Pete Kiefer, Charles A. Spere and Phil Lansdale, do their little bit daily to keep the street clean in front of the store during the street-sweeping row. Health officers yesterday said bad sanitary conditions may result.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_9325 ark:/21198/zz002dhcd9
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Street cleaning--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--American--California--Los Angeles Business people--American--California--Los Angeles Spere, Charles A., 1897-1945 Lansdale, Phil, 1906-1990 Kiefer, Peter, 1889-1969
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