Ethel E. Lewis, R. P. Benton, and civic leader, David R. Faries pile petitions against the state personal income tax initiative, Los Angeles, 1935

Item Overview

Title

Ethel E. Lewis, R. P. Benton, and civic leader, David R. Faries pile petitions against the state personal income tax initiative, Los Angeles, 1935

Date Created

November 29, 1935

Date

1935-11-29

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Ethel E. Lewis, R. P. Benton, and civic leader, David R. Faries pile petitions against the state personal income tax initiative that was set to go into effect January 1. There is a portrait of Abraham Lincoln hanging on the wall.
This photograph appears with the article, "Stacks of Pleas Hit at Income Levy Law: Vote on Tax Law Sought: Initiative Petitions Will Be Filed Today on State Income Levy," Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 1935: A1.

Caption

Text from newspaper caption: David R. Faries, right, president of the Southern California division of the Allied California Citizens, is preparing these State personal income tax initiative repeal petitions for presentation to Registrar of Voters Kerr this morning. Assisting him are R. P. Benton and Ethel E. Lewis.
Text from negative sleeve: 3007- Ethel E. Lewis, David R. Faries, R. P. Benton. Income tax. 11-29-35. [Stamped:] Dec 3 1935
Handwritten on negative (L2R) R. P. Benton, Ethel E. Lewis, David R. Faries 11-29-35

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Faries, David R., $ 1891-1944
Lewis, Ethel E.
Benton, R. P.

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Income taxes--California--Los Angeles
Civic leaders--California--Los Angeles