Senator Joseph Pedrotti, Assemblymen George W. Rochester and Clare Woolwine, and Sen. P.J. Gray, California, circa 1929

Item Overview

Title

Senator Joseph Pedrotti, Assemblymen George W. Rochester and Clare Woolwine, and Sen. P.J. Gray, California, circa 1929

Date Created

[circa 1929]

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Three men are standing while one is seated, reading a document. From right to left: Senator Joseph Pedrotti, George W. Rochester, Clare Woolwine, seated, Senator P.J. Gray. They were part of the legislative committee responsible for selecting a site for a state prison in Southern California. Initial tours were conducted in August 1929.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: PEDROTTI, JOSEPH GOV., 1928 [handwritten:] Pedrotti, Joseph Gov. 1928 from Texas -CA State Assembly-Calif. Republican Senator for LA County-on prison committeedied in 1954 @ 67Box 28
Text from note in negative sleeve: [Sta]nding, left to right—Senator Joseph Pedrotti, Los Angeles, vice-chairman; Assemblyman George W. Rochester, Los Angeles, secretary; Assemblyman Clare Woolwine, Los Angeles, chairman; seated, Senator P.J. Gray, San Francisco.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Subjects

Legislators--California

Names

Rochester, George, $1899-1984
Pedrotti, Joseph, 1887-1954
Woolwine, Clare Wharton, circa 1888-1939
Gray, P.J.

Location

California

Resource type

still image