Harold Meyers, veteran, receives Christmas gifts from Aimee Semple McPherson-Hutton, Los Angeles, 1933

Item Overview

Title

Harold Meyers, veteran, receives Christmas gifts from Aimee Semple McPherson-Hutton, Los Angeles, 1933

Date Created

[circa December 28, 1933]

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Related to the article, “EVANGELIST PLAYS SANTA ROLE: Temple Throng Sees Veterans Remembered,” Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 1933: A8
A similar photograph taken on the same occasion is captioned, “Ex-Soldiers Showered With Gifts Harold Meyers receiving Christmas gift from Aimee Semple McPherson-Hutton,” Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 1933: A8
At center, Aimee Semple McPherson-Hutton (left) and veteran, Harold Meyers (right) stand in a backstage area of Angelus Temple. Harold Meyers looks to camera as he holds a large box and receives a gift from Sister Aimee. He dons his military uniform and helmet. Aimee Semple McPherson-Hutton wears her white pulpit gown with a cape and a large cross necklace. She faces towards Harold and smiles as she holds a gift out towards him.

Caption

Handwritten on negative: Harold Meyers + McPherson Aimee Semple
Text from negative sleeve: MC PHERSON, AIMEE SEMPLE WITH HAROLD MEYERS

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Subjects

Evangelists
Christmas presents
Holidays--California--Los Angeles
Charity--California--Los Angeles
Religious services--California--Los Angeles
Veterans--American

Names

McPherson, Aimee Semple, 1890-1944
Meyers, Harold

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Longitude

34.076321

Latitude

-118.260965

Resource type

still image