Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. A similar photograph is captioned, "Boyce Herrod, No. 23, got this job," Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 1938: F8 The camera pans down at a bridge game joined by Postal Telegraph messenger, Boyce Herrod. Boyce Herrod sits on the far side of the table at center. He rests his chin into his hand as he looks at his bridge hand. His cap lies on the table to the right of him and a telegram lies to the left of him. A woman sits on the left side of the table and smiles as she looks at her bridge hand. At right, the arms of her partner enter frame. Three cards of a trick lie on the table between the trio. A similar photograph appears in the photo spread, “’Call a Messenger!,’” Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 1938: F8
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_14839 ark:/21198/zz002j8h75
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Messengers--California--Los Angeles Telegrams Card games--California--Los Angeles Bridge (Game) Herrod, Boyce Postal Telegraph-Cable Company
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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