Bert Mann at Armistice Day service and veterans' rally in Sawtelle, Los Angeles, 1935

Item Overview

Title

Bert Mann at Armistice Day service and veterans' rally in Sawtelle, Los Angeles, 1935

Date Created

November 11, 1935

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Bert Mann, dressed in a three-piece suit, stands at a podium speaking into multiple microphones. He wears a military cap adorned in medals and has his hands in his jacket pockets. The stage, with decor inspired by the American flag, is surrounded by shrubbery. In the background, large trees and a multi-story building with a balcony can be seen. This event in Sawtelle, Los Angeles, was both an Armistice Day service and a rally for decreased war profiteering. For his speech, Mann spoke about suppressing subversive activities--most likely socialist ideals and anti-draft protests--in public schools.
Related to photograph spread, "Nation Pays Reverent Tribute to Memory of War Heroes on Armistice Day" [Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 1935]
Related to article, "War Profits Criticized: Law for Universal Service Urged as 5000 Hear Talks at Military Home" [Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 1935]

Caption

Text from newspaper caption: Bert Mann, Commander of the Fourth Area, American Legion, chief speaker at Sawtelle ceremonies. ["Nation Pays Reverent Tribute to Memory of War Heroes on Armistice Day," Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 1935]
Text from nitrate negative sleeve: 2578--Armistice Day Services, Sawtelle, 1935 [Stamped: DEC 20 1935]

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Subjects

Armistice Day

Names

Mann, Bert

Location

West Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Resource type

still image