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Title
Assemblyman Val E. Latham, Mayor Glenn E. Evans and John Strauch break ground at the new San Gabriel post office, San Gabriel, 1936
Date Created and/or Issued
January 16, 1936
1936-01-16
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.
Val E. Latham was also known as E. Valsaine Latham or E. V. Latham.
Mayor Glenn E. Evans uses a shovel to break the ground for a new post office in San Gabriel while Val E. Latham and John Strauch look on.
Text from negative sleeve: 3272 - L to R. Val E. Latham Mayor Glenn Evans John Strauch Break ground for new Post office in San Gabriel 1-15-36 [stamped:] Jan 19 1936 Jan 21 1936
Handwritten on negative: L to R. Val E. Latham Mayor Glenn Evans John Strauch
Text from newspaper caption: After four years of campaigning, ground was broken yesterday for the new $56,000 postoffice at San Gabriel. An address was made by Assemblyman Val E. Latham, left, who was introduced by Amos Dubois, chairman for the ceremonies. John Strauch, right, and Latham are shown looking on as Mayor Glenn E. Evans breaks ground for the new structure. [Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan 1936: 8]
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_12168
ark:/21198/zz002h85jk
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Post offices--California--San Gabriel
Ground breaking ceremonies--California--San Gabriel
Strauch, John H., b. 1882
Evans, Glenn E., b. 1893
Latham, Val E., circa 1886-
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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