Ben H. Brown, public adminstrator, and Frank A. Nance, coroner, Los Angeles, 1935 (copy photo)

Item Overview

Title

Ben H. Brown, public adminstrator, and Frank A. Nance, coroner, Los Angeles, 1935 (copy photo)

Date Created

[circa February 14, 1935]

Date

1935-02-14

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

Benjamin H. Brown (left) and Frank A. Nance sit behind a desk. Ben H. Brown holds a several sheets of paper in his right hand. His watch is also on his right hand. Frank Nance holds a pen in his right hand and is looking at the papers Brown is holding. A desk pad, a file folder, more papers, and a letter opener are on the desk. In the background, a mounted butterfly display sits on a sideboard.
This photograph appears in a photo spread, "County Officials," Los Angeles Sunday Times, 10 Mar 1935: G3.
Copy photo
Ben H. Brown was public administrator of Los Angeles starting in 1934. Frank A. Nance was coroner for Los Angeles for 24 years. Upon Nance's retirement in 1945, the two offices were merged and Brown assumed both duties.

Caption

Handwritten on negative sleeve: 3685. B(enjamin) H. Brown (Brown) (Inglewood Public Admin.); Frank A. Nance (Nance) (24 yrs as County Coroner, to take govt office) [stamped:] Feb 14 1935
Handwritten on paper slip: B. H. Brown, Frank H. Nance
Handwritten on negative: B. H. Brown, Frank A. N[illegible]ce NANCE
Text accompanying photograph in newspaper: Public Administrator Brown (left) and Coroner Nance.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

news photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Names

Brown, Ben H.
Nance, Frank A. (Frank Albert), 1875-1950

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Coroners--California--Los Angeles
Municipal officials and employees--California--Los Angeles