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Title
City staff at groundbreaking
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Title supplied by cataloger.
From left to right: Councilman John Ferraro, Mayor Sam Yorty, Chief William Parker, and two unidentified men, most likely city employees, all with shovels in their hands during a groundbreaking ceremony.; Born in the Los Angeles County area of Cudahy and a College Football Hall of Famer, John Ferraro (May 14, 1924-April 17, 2001) served as councilman for Council District 4 from 1966 until his death, the longest tenure for city service. Sam Yorty (1909-1998) served as the mayor of Los Angeles from 1961 to 1973, in addition to having served as an assemblyman and congressman for California. William Parker (1902-1966) became police chief in 1950 and is recognized for his substantial contribution to the city's police department.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00074929
Herald Examiner Collection
HE box 9998.
CARL0000077877
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/27888
Subject
Ferraro, John
Yorty, Sam,--1909-1998
Parker, William H.--(William Henry),--1902-1966
City council members--California--Los Angeles
Mayors--California--Los Angeles
Police chiefs--California--Los Angeles
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Officials and employees
Herald-Examiner Collection photographs

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