Assemblyman Val E. Latham, Mayor Glenn E. Evans and John Strauch break ground at the new San Gabriel post office, San Gabriel, 1936

Item Overview

Title

Assemblyman Val E. Latham, Mayor Glenn E. Evans and John Strauch break ground at the new San Gabriel post office, San Gabriel, 1936

Date Created

January 16, 1936

Date

1936-01-16

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Val E. Latham was also known as E. Valsaine Latham or E. V. Latham.
Mayor Glenn E. Evans uses a shovel to break the ground for a new post office in San Gabriel while Val E. Latham and John Strauch look on.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 3272 - L to R. Val E. Latham Mayor Glenn Evans John Strauch Break ground for new Post office in San Gabriel 1-15-36 [stamped:] Jan 19 1936 Jan 21 1936
Handwritten on negative: L to R. Val E. Latham Mayor Glenn Evans John Strauch
Text from newspaper caption: After four years of campaigning, ground was broken yesterday for the new $56,000 postoffice at San Gabriel. An address was made by Assemblyman Val E. Latham, left, who was introduced by Amos Dubois, chairman for the ceremonies. John Strauch, right, and Latham are shown looking on as Mayor Glenn E. Evans breaks ground for the new structure. [Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan 1936: 8]

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Strauch, John H., b. 1882
Evans, Glenn E., b. 1893
Latham, Val E., circa 1886-

Location

San Gabriel (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Post offices--California--San Gabriel
Ground breaking ceremonies--California--San Gabriel