Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. This photograph appears in the photospread, “’Call a Messenger!,’” Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 1938: F8 Ted Yant, a Western Union messenger, dons his uniform while standing on a residential sidewalk. He bends forward, towards camera, as he holds a dog treat in his right hand (left) and Mrs. Segar's leash in his left hand (right). Beneath him at center, the Pekingese dog stands on her hind legs and she tries to reach the treat in Ted Yant's hand. Houses stand in the background. Text from newspaper caption: "Walk dog--messenger needed 3:30 p.m., hotel lobby -- must exercise Mrs. Segar Pekingese dog half hour -- assign messenger Ted Yani, No. 381, Hollywood division." [Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 1938: F8]
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_14846 ark:/21198/zz002j8hgs
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Messengers--California--Los Angeles Dogs--California--Los Angeles Animal feeding--California--Los Angeles Dog walking--California--Los Angeles Yant, Ted Western Union Telegraph Company
Source
OpenUCLA Collections Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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