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Charles Rokassowski and his wife Leda Utgoff visit Southern California, Los Angeles, 1938

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Title: Charles Rokassowski and his wife Leda Utgoff visit Southern California, Los Angeles, 1938
Date Created and/or Issued: December 30, 1938
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.
The two descendants of centuries-old imperial Russian nobility will be staying at the Ambassador for several days before vacationing in Palm Springs. The couple believes there will be no danger of warfare in Europe for several years.
Photograph appears with the article, "Former Russian Baron and Wife Southland Guests," Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec 1938: A1.
Smoking a cigarette, Charles sits on the floor resting his arm on his wife's lap, who poses sitting in an armchair.
Text from negative sleeve: 15258 - Charles Rokassowski von Wrangell (titled Russian former Baron) Bob Jakobsen [stamped:] Dec 30 1938
Text from newspaper caption: Charles Rokassowski von Wrangell and wife, former titled Russians, visitors here.
Handwritten on negative: Charles Rokassowski von Wrangell
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_11991
ark:/21198/zz002h8vns
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Peerage
Spouses--California--Los Angeles
Utgoff, Leda
Von Wrangell, Charles Rokassowski
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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