Colonel Harcourt Hervey, Captain John K. Miller, Oscar A. Trippet, Roy S. Stockton, and Brigadier General Walter P. Story with the Mayor's Trophy for marksmanship, Los Angeles, 1936
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
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Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Left to right, Colonel Harcourt Hervey, Captain John K. Miller, Oscar A. Trippet, Roy S. Stockton, and Brigadier General Walter P. Story, stand around a small table that holds a trophy. the trophy is a large sphere topped with a winged woman holding something in her hands over her head. The ball is surrounded by eagles with spread wings. Miller and Stockton are resting their hands on the base of the trophy. The three officers are wearing uniforms while the other two men wear suits. Behind them a small window or display case stands open. Handwritten on negative: L2R Col Harcourt Hervey x Capt John Miller x Oscar Trippet x E Roy Stockton x Brig Gen Walter P Story 4/6/36 The trophy was presented to the National Guard's rifle team for marksmanship by Mayor Frank E. Shaw. Related to "Guardsmen in Review Tomorrow," Los Angeles Times, 05 Apr 1936: A2. The 160th infantry regiment was part of the 40th Division. Colonel Harcourt Hervey was the commander of the 160th infantry regiment. Oscar A. Trippet was a lawyer and the president of the Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce. Roy Stockton was Chief of the State Division of Employment Service. Text on trophy: THE MAYOR'S TROPHY; [illegible] Team; [CHAMPI]ONSHIP; 160th Infantry; California National Guard; [illegible] Frank E. [Shaw] Handwritten on negative sleeve: 4668. Capt John K Miller, Col Harcourt Hervey, Oscar Trippet, E Roy Stockton, Brig Gen Walter P Story; Mayor Shaw trophy presented Nat'l Guard 4/6/36; 4/14/36
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_13881 ark:/21198/zz002j7c68
Language
English
Subject
Awards--California--Los Angeles Military officers--American--California--Los Angeles Government employees--California--Los Angeles Military uniforms--American Lawyers--California--Los Angeles California. National Guard Stockton, Roy S. (Roy Seth), 1894-1947 Trippet, Oscar A., 1905-1967 Story, Walter P. (Walter Perry), 1882-1957 Hervey, Harcourt, 1892-1970 United States. Army. Division, 40th Miller, John K
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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