Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. A similar photograph appears in the photo spread, “’Call a Messenger!,’” Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 1938: F8 A nearly identical photograph of the same bridge game is captioned, "Boyce Herrod, No. 23, got this job," Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 1938: F8 The camera looks down onto a bridge game joined by Postal Telegraph messenger, Boyce Herrod. The dummy's hand lies on the table, face up, along the bottom edge at center. A woman's forearm extends into frame from the lower right corner. She holds her bridge hand. Her partner's arms enter frame from the left edge. She too holds her bridge hand. From the top edge, Boyce Herrod's arms enter frame. He holds his bridge hand and plays as declarer. His hat, an ashtray and the telegram lie on the table to the left of him. The telegram reads, "S231 14 4 EXTRA=ED HOLLYWOOD CALIF DEC 14 725P POSTAL TELEGRAPH COMPANY= LOSANGELES CALIF= SEND MESSENGER AT 9 PM- TO PLAY FOURTH AT BRIDGE= MRS W G SARGENT, 1445 TAMARIND ST HOLLYWOOD CALIF."
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_14838 ark:/21198/zz002j8h6n
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Messengers--California--Los Angeles Card games--California--Los Angeles Bridge (Game) Telegrams Postal Telegraph-Cable Company Herrod, Boyce
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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