Curtis L. Gomez passes away after a battle with an illness, Los Angeles, 1936

Item Overview

Title

Curtis L. Gomez passes away after a battle with an illness, Los Angeles, 1936

Date Created

February 1936

Date

1936-02

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

The photograph is of another photograph that shows Gomez leaning against a fence. Another man is standing beside him, but his face and much of his body is obscured by a strip of tape that says "CURTIS S GOMEZ".
Photograph appears with the article, "Land Official's Death Laid To Grief For Son," Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb 1936: 9.
After struggling with an illness for many months, Curtis L. Gomez passed away in his home at 2345 West Twentieth Street. His son Louis Gomez, who had passed away ten days ago, was thought to contribute to his sickness through the grief that it brought him. Mr. Gomez and his wife moved to Los Angeles in 1910, where he was associated with the organization of the Colorado River Land Company until five months ago, when ill health forced him to retire.

Caption

Text from newspaper caption: Curtis L. Gomez
Text from negative sleeve: 3813 - Curtis L.? S. Gomez (Copy) deceased 25 yrs as sec'y + Mex. rep. of Colorado River Land Co. [stamped:] Feb 28 1936
Handwritten on negative: CURTIS S GOMEZ

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Gomez, Curtis L., 1878-1936
Colorado River Land Company (Baja California, Mexico)

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image