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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. An out-of-focus photograph of Leo Carrillo standing on a stage and speaking at the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic at Sycamore Grove Park. He is viewed from the side and with a worm's-eye perspective. The front of the stage is covered in patriotic decor and stretches across the bottom edge on an angle. Leo Carrillo stands, right-of-center, near the front edge of the stage and faces towards the left. He is dressed in western attire while he stands at the microphone and speaks. A woman stands behind and to the right of him. She looks to the camera. The rest of the stage stretches behind Leo Carrillo to the right. Chairs and benches line the back of the stage. A man sits on stage and look towards Leo Carrillo. Above the stage, an awning extends over the front of the stage and a sign stretches above it. The sign reads, "SOUTHERN P[...]." Trees stand in the background at left. Text from negative sleeve: 2121. Sycamore Grove, Los Angeles, June 17, 1945. S.P.R.R. picnic. The S.P.R.R. Employees Bulletin photographer in action. 2 negatives of Leo Carrillo. 3 films
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2121_003 ark:/21198/zz002j2hw9
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Picnics--California--Los Angeles Public speaking--California--Los Angeles Parks--California--Los Angeles Carrillo, Leo Southern Pacific Railroad Company
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