Colonel Roscoe Turner, Governor Fred Balzar, and Governor James Rolph briefly stop in Los Angeles, 1932

Item Overview

Title

Colonel Roscoe Turner, Governor Fred Balzar, and Governor James Rolph briefly stop in Los Angeles, 1932

Date Created

April 1932

Date

1932-04

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Governor Rolph and Governor Balzar briefly stopped in Los Angeles to refuel as they were flown by Colonel Roscoe Turner to Richmond, VA for the annual governors' conference.
Photograph appears with the article, "Rolph Says Ruling Praised," Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr 1932: 2.
Governors Balzar and Rolph stand beside Colonel Turner at the propeller of Turner's plane, The Gilmore Lion, which is decorated with a roaring image of a lion.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: TURNER, ROSCOE
Text from newspaper caption: Pilot and Two Governors at Airport Col. Roscoe Turner, Gov. Rolph and Gov. Balzar of Nevada at United Airport for Refuel Stop on Flight to Richmond, Va.
Handwritten on negative: Roscoe Turner, James Rolph, Fred Balzar

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Rolph, James, 1869-1934
Turner, Roscoe, 1895-1970
Balzar, Fredrick Bennett, 1880-1934

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Monoplanes--American--California--Los Angeles
Goggles
Government officials--American--California--Los Angeles
Air pilots--American--California--Los Angeles