Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. Portrait photograph of the Rev. Dr. Roy L. Smith, pastor of the First Methodist Church of Los Angeles, returning from his vacation to East Asia. He is photographed from the chest up, standing straight, facing the camera, smiling. Rev. Dr. Roy L. Smith moved from Minneapolis to Los Angeles in 1932 to accept a position at First Methodist Church. In July 1936 he and his family vacationed in East Asia for a month and this photograph was taken upon their return. He was a very strong supporter of temperance. This photograph appears with the article "Sees Progress: Unified Spirit in China Told: Dr. Roy L. Smith Home from Oriental Trip," Los Angeles Times, 06 Sep 1936: A2. Text from negative sleeve: 6541. Dr Roy L Smith. (Pastor of 1st Methodist Church, Temperance leader) returns from Orient. 9/5/36. [stamped:] Sep 9 1936 Handwritten on negative: Rev. Dr. Roy L. Smith, 9/5/36
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_14459 ark:/21198/zz002j824b
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Priests--California--Los Angeles Methodists--California--Los Angeles County Temperance and religion--California--Los Angeles County Smith, Roy. L., b. 1906 First Methodist Church of Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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