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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of J. E. Smith standing on the front walkway outside his home on South Eastlake Avenue. J. E. Smith stands at center on the concrete walkway that cuts through the front lawn. He looks to the camera and stands with his hands behind his back. The walkway stretches beneath him across the bottom edge of the image. His front lawn extends behind him. A short palm tree stands at the edge of the yard behind and to the right of J. E., abutting his neighbor's fence. His neighbor's home stands in the near distance at left and faces to the right. The sidewalk and South Eastlake Avenue stretch along the right side of the image and into the distance at center. Neighboring houses are visible lining the street in the background at right. Text from negative sleeve: 2052. Los Angeles, Calif. 1943 South Eastlake Ave., Residence of the Smiths.-- November 1943 1. J. E. Smith. Was employed in the Superintendent's office S.P.R.R. Los Angeles from about 1895 to 1907,as file and copy clerk. Went to Mexico with S.P.R.R. of Mexico. Retired and living at above address. 2. Same. 3. J.E.Smith right and his brother in law Crowell, who married one of the Smith girls. He was in the baggage room of the S.P.R.R. at the old Arcade depot, Los Angeles, for years. [handwritten text in left margin:] 1 [underlined] [end handwritten text]
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2052_003 ark:/21198/zz002j2cfn
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Residential streets--California--Los Angeles Railroad employees Smith, James Edward, 1874-1957
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