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
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds, hosted by the Iowa Association of Southern California. A woman holds a sheet of paper and a man behind a makeshift table points at it. The man wears a ribbon that reads, "Iowa." Another man looks over the woman's shoulder. On the table there are boxes that contain coins and other objects. A woman holding a purse and wrapped packages is at the left side of the photograph. In the background, there is a crowd of people, as well as trees. Related to Los Angeles Times article, "Iowans Have Great Picnic: Turnout Totals 100,000: President of Coe College Says 400,000 More From State to Trek Here," 1 Mar. 1936: A1. Attendees of the annual Iowa Picnic in Lincoln Park, hosted by the Iowa Association of Southern California. A woman holds a piece of paper and a man standing behind a makeshift table points at it. The man wears a ribbon that reads, "Iowa." Another man looks over the woman's shoulder and there are others gathered by the table. On the table there are boxes containing coins and other objects. At the left of the photograph there is a woman holding a purse and wrapped packages. In the background, there is a crowd of people. Trees are also visible in the distance. Text from negative sleeve: 3537- Iowa Picnic. Henry [sic] M. Gage, Judge Edmund Nichols, Fred B. Cruikshank. Iowa Picnic speakers & crowds etc. 2/29/36. [Stamped:] Mar 4 1936 [Harry M. Gage is incorrectly identified as Henry M. Gage] Handwritten on negative: Iowa Picnic 2/29/36
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_12586 ark:/21198/zz002hmmpd
Subject
Picnics--California--Los Angeles
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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