New officers of the American Legion Commander J. B. Adams, Vice-Commander Charles Hendricks, Finance Officer A. E. Len, Chaplain Lee E. Sherwood, and Sergeant-at-Arms S. Jensen, Los Angeles, 1935

Item Overview

Title

New officers of the American Legion Commander J. B. Adams, Vice-Commander Charles Hendricks, Finance Officer A. E. Len, Chaplain Lee E. Sherwood, and Sergeant-at-Arms S. Jensen, Los Angeles, 1935

Date Created

September-November 1935

Date

1935-09/1935-11

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

The men gather around on one side of the table to observe a photograph that Finance Officer Len is holding.
There will be a 91st division reunion at the Patriotic Hall. The Legion post represents the first 500 Los Angeles men who left for service during World War I. New officers are Commander J. B. Adams, Vice-Commander Charles H. Hendricks, Finance Officer A. E. Len, Chaplain Lee E. Sherwood and Sergeant-at-Arms S. Jensen.
Story related to photograph appears with the article, "Troops' Vanguard in War to Join Reunion Here," Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep 1935: A2.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2899 - A.E Len - J B Adams C. R Peterson Lee E Sherwood S. Jensen Charles F. Hendrick x [stamped:] Nov 22 1935
Handwritten on negative: L.-R.-A.E Len - J B Adams - C R Peterson Lee E Sherwood- S Jensen-Charles F Hendrick x

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Jensen, S.
Sherwood, Lee Elmer, 1884-1960
Adams, J. B.
American Legion
Peterson, Cecil R., 1888-1953
Len, Albin Emanuel, 1896-1947
Hendricks, Charles

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Hats
Veterans--American