American Samoan Commission members Capt. William R. Furlong, Guinn Terrell Williams, Carroll L. Beedy, Joseph T. Robinson, and Hiram Bingham arrive in Los Angeles, 1930

Item Overview

Title

American Samoan Commission members Capt. William R. Furlong, Guinn Terrell Williams, Carroll L. Beedy, Joseph T. Robinson, and Hiram Bingham arrive in Los Angeles, 1930

Date Created

October 1930

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph appears with the article, "Retention of Samoans' Rights Favored," Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct 1930: A1.
The men stand together on board the deck of the ship.
The American Samoan Commission has returned from a long trip to Pago Pago.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: FURLONG, WILLIAM R. CAPT. NAVY
Text from newspaper caption: Members of Samoan Commission on Arrival at Harbor Left to right, Capt. William R. Furlong, United States Navy; Representative Williams of Texas; Representative Beedy of Maine; Senator Robinson of Arkansas, and Senator Bingham of Connecticut.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Subjects

Ships--American--California--Los Angeles
Legislators--United States
Ocean travel

Names

Beedy, Carroll L. (Carroll Linwood), 1880-1947
Williams, Guinn Terrell, 1871-1948
Furlong, William Rea, 1881-1976
Bingham, Hiram, 1875-1956
Robinson, Joseph Taylor, 1872-1937
American Samoan Commission
Omaha (Cruiser : CL-4)

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image