President Franklin Roosevelt speaks to a crowd from the back of a car, [Los Angeles], 1935

Title: President Franklin Roosevelt speaks to a crowd from the back of a car, [Los Angeles], 1935
Date Created: [circa October 1, 1935]
Date: 1935-10-01
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description: For additional photographs of President Franklin Roosevelt’s visit to Southern California in October, 1935, see images with Photo IDs uclamss_1429_13329 through uclamss_1429_13342
At center, President Franklin Roosevelt sits in the back of car while touring Los Angeles. He sits facing towards the left and holds a microphone. To the right of him, Eleanor Roosevelt sits, also facing left. The camera views them through the car's open window; the top of the car's door stretches along the bottom edge. Outside the opposite side of the car, a young boy stands at far left and looks towards the President. A couple of men stand behind and to the right of him. A large crowd is visible in the background at center.
This photograph is likely related to the article, "Los Angeles Hails President as 250,000 Join in Tribute: TALK GIVEN IN COLISEUM Roosevelt Happy Over Greeting Shaow Honors First U.S.C. Degree on Tour Through City THOUSANDS PAY HOMAGE AS ROOSEVELT SEES CITY," Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 1935: 1
Similar photographs of President Franklin Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt appear in the photo spread titled, "Pictures Give Graphic Story of President Roosevelt's Day in Los Angeles," Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 1935: 8
Caption: Handwritten text from negative sleeve: 4279—McCrory – San Diego Franklin D Roosevelt at San Diego - 1935

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Names: Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Crowds--California--Los Angeles
Presidents' spouses--American--California--Los Angeles
Public speaking--California--Los Angeles
Presidents--United States
Visits of state--American--California--Los Angeles

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_13331
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002hnhcr
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Rights statement: copyrighted
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Rights Country: US
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