R. C. Combes, James R. Page, Joe Taylor, Robert Allen, Homer Cross, and Chief James E. Davis with the cashier's check for the Community Chest campaign, Los Angeles, 1935

Title: R. C. Combes, James R. Page, Joe Taylor, Robert Allen, Homer Cross, and Chief James E. Davis with the cashier's check for the Community Chest campaign, Los Angeles, 1935
Date Created: October 15, 1935
Date: 1935-10-15
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: Robert Allen stands between Chief Davis and Page, watching the Chief's face, as Chief Davis hands Page a check. Combes, Taylor, and Cross watch the exchange, standing behind them.
Photograph appears with the article, "Police Give Chest Fund," Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct 1935: A8.
Every member of the police department contributed 2 1/2 percent of a month's salary to raise a cashier's check totaling $12,514 for the Community Chest campaign.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: 2523 - L to R - Inspector R.C. Combes James R. Page Chief of Dest. Joe Taylor Councilman Robert Allen Dep. Chief Homer Cross Chief James E. Davies 10-15-35 With Community Chest Contribution [stamped:] Oct 23 1935
Handwritten on negative: L to R- 10-15-35 Insp. R . C . Combes - James R. Page - Chief of Dest. Joe Taylor - Robert Allen - Dep. Chief Homer Cross - Chief James E. Davies
Text from newspaper caption: Police Chief Davis yesterday handed James R. Page, Community Chest president, a $12,514 check, the police department's gift to the needy. Pictured are Mr. Page, Robert Allen and Chief Davis, front row, Inspector Combes, Chief of Detectives Taylor and Deputy Chief Cross.

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Names: Page, James Rathwell, 1884-1962
Cross, Homer Bryan, 1896-1956
Combes, Robert Collyer, 1891-1950
Davis, James E. (James Edgar), 1889-1949
Allen, Robert
Taylor, Joseph, 1878-1955
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Checks
Police--California--Los Angeles
Charity--California--Los Angeles

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_8985
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002dgzp6
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