Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Former justice of the peace Lewis Patrick Phillips interviewed by Burton L. Smith in the garden of his Downey home located at 403 New St. He holds the handle of a gardening implement. Burton interviewed Phillips because at that time he was the last remaining living son of a man who belonged to the Continental Army. This photograph appears with the article, Smith, Burton L., "Father Fought In Revolution. Ex-Judge Links Independence War With Present. Still Active Although He is 91 Years Old. Has Vivid Recollection of Hero Parent." Los Angeles Times, 22 Jul. 1922:II1. Text from newspaper caption: He is Last Son of the Revolution. Judge Lewis Patrick Phillips at His Downey Home, Where, despite his 91 years, he keeps fit by cutting his lawn and tending the garden. Text from negative sleeve: Phillips, Lewis P. Judge. Downey.
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b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_11273 ark:/21198/zz002h98v4
Subject
Reporters--American--California--Downey Phillips, Lewis Patrick, 1831-1926 Smith, Burton L., 1879-1938
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