Forrest Whitaker speaks at a the ground breaking ceremony for Aliso Village, Los Angeles, 1942

Title: Forrest Whitaker speaks at a the ground breaking ceremony for Aliso Village, Los Angeles, 1942
Photographer: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created: February 22, 1942
Date: 1942-02-22
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: West (H. H.) Collection

Description: Forrest Whitaker was H. H. West's brother-in-law and the principal of the Utah Street School.
Forrest Whitaker speaks at a the ground breaking ceremony for Aliso Village low rent housing development. Whitaker stands behind a podium wearing a suit. A man's hat is visible just at his left, though the man wearing it cannot be seen. There is a sign on the podium that reads, in part, "Buy a share...[American]." There is a model of a building, which includes miniatures trees in the foreground.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: 168. Los Angeles, Calif. Utah Street School. February 22, 1942. Forrest Whitaker speaking at dedicating of the Low Cost Housing project.

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs
Names: Whitaker, Forrest, 1877-1972
Location: California--Los Angeles
Longitude: 34.049062
Latitude: -118.224583
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Aliso Village (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Public speaking--California--Los Angeles
Ground breaking ceremonies--California--Los Angeles

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1998_000168_002
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002hpq3z
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Rights statement: copyrighted
Funding Note: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.