Joseph Tomes, Betty Stewart, Jean Burt, Helen Carson, and Patrick McGeehan dressed in costume to celebrate Constitution Day, Los Angeles, 1935

Item Overview

Title

Joseph Tomes, Betty Stewart, Jean Burt, Helen Carson, and Patrick McGeehan dressed in costume to celebrate Constitution Day, Los Angeles, 1935

Date Created

September 18, 1935

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographs Collection

Notes

Description

This photograph appears with the article, “Hoover Upholds Human Rights; City Celebrates Constitution: PAGEANTRY MARKS FETES School Children Hail Document Scouts Take 100,000 Copies of Guarantee to Homes; Clubs Hear Warnings Americans of Future Honor Historic Document in Ceremonies at Schools PATRIOTISM RULES CITY Constitution Day Observed Schools, Civic Clubs and Legion Posts Celebrate Birth of Rights,” Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 1935: 1.

Caption

Handwritten on negative: L2R Joseph Tomes, Betty Stewart, Jean Burt, Helen Carlson, Patrick McGeehan 9-17-35
Text from newspaper caption: A scene from the pageant depicting the making of the Constitution which was presented last night at Trinity Auditorium through the join auspices of the Citizens’ Civic Committee and the Constitution Society. Left to right, Joseph Tomes, Betty Stewart, Jean Burt, Helen Carlson and Patrick McGeehan.
Text from negative sleeve: 2319—Ralph Renner, Joseph Tomes, Betty Stewart, Jean Burt, Helen Carlson, Annabelle Arys, Patrick McGeehan, Eleanor Burnham, Wm Hayward, Dick Turner, 9-12-35, Constitution Pageant, [Stamped:] OCT 3—1935.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

news photographs
cellulose nitrate film
Group portraits

Subjects

Pageants--California--Los Angeles
Costumes--American
Flags--American
Constitution Day and Citizenship Day (U.S.)

Names

Burt, Jean
Stewart, Betty, 1920-2007
Carlson, Helen
McGeehan, Patrick J.
Tomes, Joseph

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image