John M. Larronde, James Cairns, Bert M. Blake, & William O. Harris of the Board of Fire Commissioners stand behind Mayor Frank Shaw, Los Angeles 1936

Title: John M. Larronde, James Cairns, Bert M. Blake, & William O. Harris of the Board of Fire Commissioners stand behind Mayor Frank Shaw, Los Angeles 1936
Date Created: [circa March 12, 1936]
Date: 1936-03-12
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description: John M. Larronde was president of the fire commission. James Cairns was chairman of the Junior Chamber of Commerce Fire Prevention Committee. Bert M. Blake was Deputy Chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department. William O. Harris was also the head of Kiwanis International.
Left to right, standing: John M. Larronde, James Cairns, Bert M. Blake, William O. Harris. Mayor Frank Shaw, seated. The Board of Fire Commissioners stands behind Mayor Shaw, who is seated behind the desk, holding a pen, as if in the act of signing something. All five men face forward. Bert M. Blake is in uniform; the rest of the men wear suits. A small American flag stands on the desk. Back against the wall is the California State flag. A framed painting hangs on the back wall.
Caption: Handwritten on negative sleeve: 3925. l to r standing: John M. Larronde, James Cairns, Bert M. Blake, William O. Harris. Mayor Shaw, seated. Board of Fire Commissioners and Mayor. [stamped:] Mar 12 1936

Genre: news photographs
cellulose nitrate film
Names: Los Angeles (Calif.). Board of Fire Commissioners
Blake, Bert M., 1882-1953
Shaw, Frank L., 1877-1958
Larronde, John M. (John Martin), 1878-1954
Harris, William O.
Cairns, James C.
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Fire chiefs--California--Los Angeles
Mayors--California--Los Angeles
Fire fighters--California--Los Angeles

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_12937
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002hn1s6
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