Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. A photograph of the same event appears with the caption, "'Walk dog--messenger needed 3:30 p.m., hotel lobby -- must exercise Mrs. Segar Pekingese dog half hour -- assign messenger Ted Yant, No. 381, Hollywood division.,’" Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 1938: F8 A similar photograph appears in the photospread, “’Call a Messenger!,’” Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 1938: F8 A sidewalk stretches across the bottom edge. At right, Ted Yant, a Western Union messenger, holds a dog leash and walks towards the left. Mrs. Segar, a Pekingese dog, walks ahead of him. A house sits elevated from the sidewalk and extends across the background. A set of stairs leading up to the house rise behind Ted Yant.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_14847 ark:/21198/zz002j8hh9
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Messengers--California--Los Angeles Dog walking--California--Los Angeles Dogs--California--Los Angeles Western Union Telegraph Company Yant, Ted
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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