Ernest Bishop autographing his book "Knights of the Saddle" for Gloria Smith, Los Angeles, 1931

Title: Ernest Bishop autographing his book "Knights of the Saddle" for Gloria Smith, Los Angeles, 1931
Date Created: May 26, 1931
Date: 1931-05-26
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: Ernest F. Bishop autographs a copy of his romance novel "Knights of the Saddle" for Gloria Smith, a court clerk, at a Los Angeles courthouse. Bishop's day job was as a bailiff at a Los Angeles courthouse. Photo appears with the article, "Court Bailiff Author, Too: Writing Romances Foil of Routine," Los Angeles Times, 27 May 1931: 21.
Caption: Handwritten on negative: L to R Ernest Bishop & Gloria Smith
Text from negative sleeve: Bishop, Ernest. Author.
Text from newspaper caption: Presentation copy. Ernest Bishop autographs "Knights of the Saddle" for Gloria Smith favored friend.

Genre: glass plate negatives
news photographs
Names: Bishop, Ernest Franklin, 1891-1944
Smith, Gloria
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Authors--American--California--Los Angeles
Autographing--California--Los Angeles

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_b3694_G462
ARK: ark:/21198/z1jt5h5g
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