Portrait of J. R. Hitchcock of the Santa Fe Railroad, Los Angeles, 1932

Title: Portrait of J. R. Hitchcock of the Santa Fe Railroad, Los Angeles, 1932
Date Created: October 1, 1932
Date: 1932-10-01
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: Probably related to the article "Rail Veteran in New Post: Hitchcock Asumes Charge of Santa Fe Coast Lines; Step Climaxes Forty Years' Service With Company; Many Old Friends Welcome Him Back to This City." Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 1932
This is a portrait photograph of J. R. Hitchcock, newly appointed General Manager of the Santa Fe Coast Lines, probably in his new office in the Kerckhoff Building on the northeast corner of Sixth and Main Streets. He appears to be signing some papers. His desk is strewn with papers and letters as well as a map at the bottom left of the image.
Caption: Handwritten on negative: [to the left of the image] J. R. Hitchcock
Text on nitrate sleeve: hitchcock, J. R.; Santa Fe R. R.

Genre: Portrait photographs
cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Names: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company
Hitchcock, John R., 1875-1947
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Longitude: 34.045228
Latitude: -118.249583
Resource type: still image

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_9513
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002dhkwf
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Rights statement: copyrighted
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Rights Country: US
Funding Note: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
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