In a precedent setting ceremony, Judge Bowron is shown taking the oath of office in the City Council's chambers. This was the first time a mayor took office in a public ceremony and Bowron is the first mayor to be elected by means of a recall. Standing in front of the microphone from left to right: City Clerk Robert Dominguez, who is administering the oath; Council President Robert Burns, City Attorney Ray Chesebro and Mayor Bowron.
Bowron, Fletcher,--1887-1968 Los Angeles City Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.) Mayors--California--Los Angeles Oaths--California--Los Angeles City halls--California--Los Angeles Interiors--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments Microphones Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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