Warren Tinkler, Z. S. Leymel, and C. J. Anderson campaign for the location of the location of the American Legion convention, Fresno, 1935

Item Overview

Title

Warren Tinkler, Z. S. Leymel, and C. J. Anderson campaign for the location of the location of the American Legion convention, Fresno, 1935

Date Created

September 7, 1935

Date

1935-09-07

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Tinkler, Leymel, and Anderson stand together with smiles and wearing their hats with the Legion insignias.
The visiting Fresno Legionnaires came to present the Drum and Bugle Corps of the Sons of the Hollywood Legion Post with a baton plated with gold won at the Legion convention in Fresno, in addition to campaigning for a combination of the two separate Legion gatherings.
Photograph appears with the article, "Legion Drive Begun Here," Los Angeles Times, 05 Sep 1935: A8.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1978 - Warren Tinkler Mayor Z.S. Leymel C. J. Anderson Am. Legion 9-4-35 [stamped:] Sep 7- 1935
Text from newspaper caption: Opening the campaign to bring the 1936 national American Legion convention to Los Angeles, three Fresno Legionaires yesterday established headquarters here. They are, left to right, Warren Tinkler, Z. S. Leymel, Mayor of Fresno, and C. J. Anderson. Their slogan is "We want the 1936 American Legion convention in Los Angeles."
Handwritten on negative: L2R Warren Tinkler x Mayor Z.S. Leymel of Fresno x C. J. Anderson 9-4-35

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Anderson, C. J.
American Legion
Leymel, Zygmund Siefried, 1883-1947
Tinkler, Warren, 1897 or 98-1959

Location

Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Hats
Mayors--California--Fresno