Doorman Andrew Speers holds an impressive collection of celebrity autographs, Pasadena, 1935

Title: Doorman Andrew Speers holds an impressive collection of celebrity autographs, Pasadena, 1935
Date Created: October 1935
Date: 1935-10
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: Similar photograph appears with the article, "Hotel Doorman's Book Who's Who of Famous," Los Angeles Times, 07 Oct 1935: 10.
During his time as doorman for the Hotel Vista del Arroyo Andrew "Andy" Speers has collected the autographs of some of America's most famous, including four presidents, Charles Chaplin, Lon Chaney, Rudolph Valentino and many others.
Andrew stands beside a pillar, tipping his hat to the camera.
Caption: Handwritten on negative: Andrew Speer
Text from negative sleeve: 4331 - Andrews SPEERS (Andrews Speers) doorman @ Hotel Vista del Arroyo in Pasadena [stamped:] Jan [?] 1936

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Names: Speers, Andrew Straghan, 1882-1956
Hotel Vista del Arroyo (Pasadena, Calif.)
Location: Pasadena (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Doormen--California--Pasadena
Uniforms

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_13485
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002hnppt
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Rights Country: US
Funding Note: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
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