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. Photograph appears with the article, "Civic Heads Attend Fete," Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb 1936: 10. After 18 years Ross Field, the former military air base, is finally beginning the process of turning into a recreation center. Supervisor shifts his weight onto the shovel in his hands, Reed standing to his left and Albert Daniels, Baldwin M. Baldwin and Major Weaver to his left. A welcome sign can be seen behind the men and several other unidentified men can be seen congregating in the background. Handwritten on negative: {illegible} Supervisor Legg J.K. Reed Text from negative sleeve: 3613 - L. toR, Albert Daniel, Pre. of Arcadia Chamber of Commerce, Baldwin M. Baldwin, Major Weaver of WPA, Supervisor Legge, Supervisor <-{?} J.K. Reed. Ground breaking at Ross Field. 2/10/36 [stamped:] Feb 13 1936 Box 10 Text from newspaper caption: Civic leaders from many sections of the Southland were in attendance yesterday when ground was broken for the new recreation center which will occupy the site of the former army balloon school at Ross Field, Arcadia. Here we have Albert Daniels, president of the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce and master of ceremonies: Baldwin M. Baldwin, Maj. T. D. Weaver of the P.W.A.; Supervisor Legg and J. K. Reed, supervisor of Los Angeles county parks and recreation.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_12704 ark:/21198/zz002hmrrc
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Shovels Flags--American Ground breaking ceremonies--California--Arcadia Reed, J.K Legg, Herbert C., 1887-1958 Baldwin, Baldwin M., 1904-1970 Weaver, T.D., (Maj.) Daniels, Albert
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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