Emma Walkinshaw and Mrs. Walter Wilkinson with children from the Salvation Army, Los Angeles, 1935

Item Overview

Title

Emma Walkinshaw and Mrs. Walter Wilkinson with children from the Salvation Army, Los Angeles, 1935

Date Created

December 11, 1935

Date

1935-12-11

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

The newspaper caption lists the chairman of the Christmas party as Mrs. Walker Wilkinson and the negative sleeve lists her as Mrs. Walter Alkinson.
Mrs. Walkinshaw and Mrs. Alkinson stand on either side of the Christmas tree, watching as four young girls of various ages alternately sit or stand, each of them holding a wrapped gift.
Photograph appears with the headline, "Travel Club Entertains 100 Children," Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec 1935: A8.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 3163 - Los Angeles Travel Club Mrs. Walter Alkinson Mrs. Emma J. Walkinshaw Children of Salvation Army [stamped:] Dec 11 1935
Text from newspaper caption: Mrs. Walker Wilkinson, chairman of the Christmas party, and Mrs. Emma J. Walkinshaw, president of Los Angeles Travel Club, entertained more than 100 little guests from the Salvation Army Home, who gathered around the Christmas tree for gifts following a program and turkey dinner.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Salvation Army
Wilkinson, Walter, (Mrs.)
Walkinshaw, Emma Julia, 1867-1938

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Christmas trees--California--Los Angeles
Christmas decorations
Children--California--Los Angeles
Clubwomen--California--Los Angeles
Parties--California--Los Angeles
Christmas presents