Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. John C. Porter seated at table with judge sitting at table to his left with gavel in his hand. The commission might of been established to look into the troublesome noise that railroads were causing during a study in 1931. Possibly related to the article, "NOISE MUFFLING PLANS OUTLINED: Abatement Commission Files Report with Mayor, Firmer Enforcing of Laws Called Most Vital, Porter Promises Utmost aid in Suppresing Din," Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 1931: A1. Text from negative sleeve: PORTER, JOHN C. X (a few being cleaned) Box 28 Handwritten on negative: Mayor Porter
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_11308 ark:/21198/zz002h9b26
Subject
Commissioners--American--California Judges--California--Los Angeles Railroads--California--Los Angeles Mayors--California--Los Angeles Porter, John C. (John Clinton), 1871-1959
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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