Members of Southern California Townsend club start trip to national convention, October 21, 1935

Title: Members of Southern California Townsend club start trip to national convention, October 21, 1935
Date Created: [October 21, 1935]
Date: 1935-10-21
Publisher: Los Angeles Daily News
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description: Start of journey of Southern California Townsend club members to Chicago for national convention. Clubs named after Dr. Francis Townsend to advocate for his old age pension plans, a precursor to Social Security. West was western divisional director of Townsend club; Litchenfels, state area officer; Highley, President of Los Angeles club; Biddlecom, member of national advisory board. Wives of Bliss and Highley also present.
Caption: Text from original nitrate sleeve: Delegates to Townsend Old Age Pension Convention: Bliss, H.R. and Mrs.; Litchenfels, Paul J.; Highley, George C. and Mrs.
Handwritten annotation from negative: 11955

Genre: news photographs
cellulose nitrate film
Names: Townsend, Francis E., 1867-1960
Biddlecom, Roy
Bliss, H. L.
Litchenfels, Paul
Highley, George
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Economy
Events
Pensions--California
Whistle-stop campaigning --California--Los Angeles
Government

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
ARK: ark:/21198/zz00254xg7
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