Ribbon cutting ceremony performed by P. A. Stanton, John C. Mitchell, Jewell Cawthon, Mary Jean Mason, and George Jeffrey, Costa Mesa, 1934

Title: Ribbon cutting ceremony performed by P. A. Stanton, John C. Mitchell, Jewell Cawthon, Mary Jean Mason, and George Jeffrey, Costa Mesa, 1934
Date Created: October 1934
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description: Photograph appears with the article, "Harbor Boulevard and Buaro Bridge Dedicated," Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct 1934: 9.
Harbor Boulevard is the newest addition to the State's highway system.
Stanton holds the ribbon with his left hand and the scissors with his right. Jewel and Mary Jean stand on either side of him, also holding the ribbon, while Mitchell and Jeffrey stand on either side of the women, both men holding bottles tied with ribbons. There are other people observing the cutting behind the group.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve insert: LtoR: John C. Mitchell, Orange Co. supervisor, Miss Jewell Cawthon (Miss Anaheim), Phil A. Stanton, highway commissioner, Miss Mary Jean Mason (Miss Newport), George Jeffrey, Orange co. supervisor.
Text from negative sleeve: MITCHELL, JOHN C. ORANGE CO. SUPERVISOR
Text from newspaper caption: P. A. Stanton, State Highway Commissioner representing Gov. Merriam, is shown cutting ribbon, symbolizing uniting of southern and northern sections of Orange county, at dedication exercises conducted yesterday on the new $50,000 bridge spanning the Santa Ana River at Costa Mesa. The new bridge and the new Harbor Boulevard were formally opened. Left to right: John C. Mitchell, Supervisor Second District; Miss Jewell Cawthon as Miss Anaheim; Stanton; Miss Mary Jean Mason as Miss Newport and George Jeffrey, Supervisor Fifth District.

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Subjects: Scissors and shears
Spectators--California--Costa Mesa
Dedications--California--Costa Mesa
Bottles
Names: Ross, Jewel Cawthon, 1917-1994
Stanton, P. A. (Philip Ackley), 1868-1945
Mason, Mary Jean, b. 1916 or 1917
Mitchell, John Charles, 1879-1958
Jeffrey, George, 1877-1955
Location: Costa Mesa (Calif.)
Resource type: still image

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local identifier: uclamss_1429_6425
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002cwn52
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