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Title
Son of London publisher Lord Beaverbrook, Max Aitken, studies newspapers in America, Los Angeles, 1936
Date Created and/or Issued
January 4, 1936
1936-01-04
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
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Photograph appears with the article, "London Journalist Studies Press Here," Los Angeles Times, 04 Jan 1936: A1.
Max Aitken sits upright holding a newspaper, smiling into the camera.
Max Aitken, son of London Daily Express owner Lord Beaverbrook, has come to California to study newspapers and aviation and indulges his opinions on movies and advertising.
Text from negative sleeve: 4349 - Max Aitken son of Lord Beaverbrook English Publisher 1-4-36 [stamped:] Jan 7 1936
Text from newspaper caption: The Hon. Max Aitken, son of outstanding London publisher, who is here to study newspapers and aviation. He finds much in American newspaper advertising to fancy and also praises American films.
Handwritten on negative: Max Aitken Son of Lord Beaverbrook 1-4-36
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_13513
ark:/21198/zz002hnqns
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
International students--British--California--Los Angeles
Journalists--British--California
Newspapers--California--Los Angeles
Beaverbrook, Max Aitken, 1910-1985
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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