Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. This photograph appears with the article, "Hobby Exhibit Sets Mark. Three Hundred Birds and Beasts Assembled by Pupils of Pasadena Elementary School." Los Angeles Times, 4 May 1935: A5 Photograph of Herbert Hoover III, the grandson of President Herbert Hoover, along with a family pet. He is about 8 years old at the time of this picture. Polytechnic School is located at 1030 East California Blvd. in Pasadena. Text from newspaper caption: One hundred and thirty-five dogs valued at $20,000 were included in the collection of pets ranging from sheep to shakes, which were assembled yesterday at the annual pet and hobby show by children of Polytechnic elementary school at Pasadena. On the left is shown Beverly English with her St. Bernard dog Don. In the center is Hoover III, with a Boston terrier, one of two dogs he entered. Young Hoover, one of the prize winners, is a grandson of former President Hoover. On the right are Helen Main, 7 years of age, and her sister, Nancy, 8, with a white lamb entered by Jack Armstrong. Text on negative sleeve: Hoover, Herbert III; 1935
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_9618 ark:/21198/zz002dhqhp
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Dogs--California--Pasadena Children--California Hoover III, Herbert, 1927-2010
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