Capt. Karl W. Marks, Lt. Col. William H. Fairbanks, and Capt. Jack Block, planning for Army Day, Los Angeles, 1936

Item Overview

Title

Capt. Karl W. Marks, Lt. Col. William H. Fairbanks, and Capt. Jack Block, planning for Army Day, Los Angeles, 1936

Date Created

March 9, 1936

Date

1936-03-09

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

English

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

"Army Defense Week" is incorrect on the negative sleeve. The committee was meeting for Army Day, not National Defense Week which took place earlier in February of that year.
Related to "Troops Plan Maneuvers: Army Day Set for April 4," Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar 1936, A5. Major George L. Armstrong, Army Day committee chairman, met with his assistants on March 9, 1936 at the Army and Navy Club.
Left to right: Captain Karl W. Marks, Lieutenant Colonel William H. Fairbanks, and Captain Jack Block stand side by side behind a table. All three men wear three piece suits. Two documents hang on the back wall, one from the American Legion and one from the State of California.
These men are part of a committee for planning Army Day, an annual celebration, which in 1936 was held April 4. The committee was headed by Major George L. Armstrong.

Caption

Handwritten on negative sleeve: 3920. Col Andrew J Copp Jr, Maj Geo Armstrong, Col Ray I Folmer [i.e. Follmer], Capt Eugene Beebee [i.e. Beebe], Capt Karl W. Marks, Lt Col Wm H. Fairbanks, Capt Jack Block, Army Defense Wk 3/9/36 [stamped:] Mar 12 1936
Handwritten on negative: L2R Capt Karl W Marks, Lt Col Wm H. Fairbanks, Capt Jack Block 3/9/36

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

news photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Names

Army and Navy Club (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Fairbanks, William H., approximately 1877-
Harris, William O.
Block, Jack

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Committees--American--California--Los Angeles
Military officers--American--California--Los Angeles County