Rev. Oscar P. Bell wheels a shell cart during civilian training at Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, 1921

Item Overview

Title

Rev. Oscar P. Bell wheels a shell cart during civilian training at Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, 1921

Date Created

September 29, 1921

Date

1921-09-29

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph appears with the article, “Civilians Fire Defense Guns.: Minister Among Those to Man Battery at MacArthur; Enthusiastic Over Power to Use Death-Dealers; Fort Commander Lauds Skill of Amateur Crew.” 30 Sept. 1921: II3.
The Rev. Oscar P. Bell, pastor of the United Presbyterian Church of Long Beach, wheels a loaded shell cart in the first civilian coast artillery gun crew exercise at Fort MacArthur in San Pedro. Bell and fellow members of the Progressive Business Club of Long Beach, prepare to test fire one of the Army's 12-inch mortar battery guns.

Caption

Text from newspaper caption: Fighting Parson Prepares for a Scrap.: Rev. O. P. Bell, Pastor of the United Presbyterian Church of Long Beach one of detachment of civilians that made mimic war at Fort MacArthur yesterday." [Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 1921: II3]
Text from negative sleeve: United States Army, Artillery, Third Coast
Handwritten on negative: Rev. P. O. Bell - Ft McArthur [sic]

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Bell, Oscar O. (Oscar Perry), 1880-1961

Location

San Pedro (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Longitude

33.711964

Latitude

-118.296181

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Forts & Fortifications--American--California--San Pedro
Fort MacArthur (Calif.)