Major and Mrs. Sohan L. Bhatia visiting from Bombay, 1935

Item Overview

Title

Major and Mrs. Sohan L. Bhatia visiting from Bombay, 1935

Date Created

September 1935

Date

1935-09

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Sohan L. Bhatia was later a colonel and became Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals,Assam, and then Deputy Director-General,Indian Medical Service.
This photograph appears with the article, "Notables From India Arrive," Los Angeles Times 9 Sept. 1935: A1.
View of Major Sohan L. Bhatia, seated left in suit and tie, hands clasped in lap, and Mrs. Sohan L. Bhatia, seated right in veils, left hand clasping right wrist in lap. Major Sohan Bhatia was an Indian army medical officer who won the Military Cross in 1918 for extraordinary heroism under fire during Allenby's siege of Aleppo, as reported in a related article, “Scion of Ancient Punjab Family Visits Southland.” 9 Sept. 1935: A1.

Caption

Handwritten on negative: Major and Mrs Sohan L. Bhatia
Text from newspaper caption: Maj. Sohan L. Bhatia, of India, and high-caste wife, who arrived yesterday on their way back to Bombay after having attended the golden jubilee at London
Text from negative sleeve: 2122, Major & Mrs Sohan L. Bhatia, Visitors, [stamped:] Sep 18 1935

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Bhatia, Sohan L., Mrs.
Bhatia, S.L., (Sohan Lal), 1891-

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

People
International
Physicians--Indian--California--Los Angeles
Foreign visitors--Indian