Leon R. Yankwich, Helen, Ilyana, and Peter Yankwich attend Judge Yankwich's swearing in ceremony, Los Angeles County, 1935

Item Overview

Title

Leon R. Yankwich, Helen, Ilyana, and Peter Yankwich attend Judge Yankwich's swearing in ceremony, Los Angeles County, 1935

Date Created

September 1935

Date

1935-09

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph appears with the article, "Oath Taken By Yankwich," Los Angeles Times, 06 Sep 1935: A1A.
Leon R. Yankwich has been sworn in as judge of the United States District Court.
Ilyana and Peter each hold one end of a white scroll. Mr. and Mrs. Yankwich stand between them, both parents smiling at Ilyana.

Caption

Handwritten on negative: L to R- Illyana Yankwich - Judge Yankwich - Mrs. Helen Yankwich Peter Yankwich - 9 - 5 -35
Text from negative sleeve: 2268 - L to R - Illyna Yankwich Judge Yankwich Mrs. Helen Yankwich Peter Yankwich 9/5/35 [stamped:] Sep 26 1935
Text from newspaper caption: Here is Leon R. Yankwich surrounded by members of his family shortly after he was sworn in yesterday as a judge of the United States Dsitrict Court. Left to right, Llyona Yankwich, 10 years of age, Judge Yankwich, Mrs. Yankwich and Peter Yankwich II.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Yankwich, Helen W., 1888 or 89-1971
Yankwich, Ilyana, b. 1925
Yankwich, Léon R. (Léon René), b. 1888
Yankwich, Peter Ewald, 1923-2004

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Families--Romanian-American--California--Los Angeles County
Rites & ceremonies--California--Los Angeles County
Judges--California--Los Angeles County