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Title
Pvt. Leroy Hood giving bowling instructions to Lt. Ruth Case at a recently built bowling alley in Birmingham Hospital, Van Nuys, 1945
Date Created and/or Issued
January 27, 1945
1945-01-27
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
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description
This photograph appears with the article "Hospital Pin Lanes Dedicated." Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 1945: Pg. 6.
Pvt. Leroy Hood giving Lt. Ruth Case bowling pointers at a newly built bowling alley at Birmingham General Hospital: an army hospital located in Van Nuys. Standing in the background of the photo are Lt. Betty Baker, Pvt. Manuel Costillo, and Sgt. B. E. Shearer.
Text from newspaper caption: Builder-upper: Here Pvt. Leroy Hood gives Lt. Ruth Case pointers at Birmingham Hospital's new bowling lanes which will be dedicated tonight. Funds for the alleys were raised by Southland bowlers and alley proprietors.
Text from negative sleeve: Birmingham Army Hospital. 2Lt. Betty Baker. 2Lt. Ruth Case. Sgt. B. E. Shearer. Pvt. Manuel Costillo. Pvt. Leroy Hood.
Type
image
Identifier
c1429_b3195_29567-4_30
ark:/21198/zz002hjds5
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Bowling alleys--California--Los Angeles
Dedications--California--San Fernando
Military officers--American--California--Los Angeles
Military hospitals--California--San Fernando
Fund raising--California--Los Angeles
Bowling--California--Los Angeles
Case, Ruth
Hood, Leroy
Costillo, Manuel
Birmingham General Hospital (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Shearer, B.E
Baker, Betty
United States. Army--Military life
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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