Mayor John C. Porter poses next to a car, Glendale, 1932

Item Overview

Title

Mayor John C. Porter poses next to a car, Glendale, 1932

Photographer

West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958

Date Created

1932

Date

1932

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

John C. (Clinton) Porter (1871-1959) served as the Mayor (33rd) of the City of Los Angeles from 1929 until 1933.

Caption

A blurry photograph of the Mayor of Los Angeles, John C. Porter, standing next to a car at the Western Union Reunion at J. C. Sherer's home in Glendale. He wears a white suit and stands at center. He holds a hat in one hand and grips a car door handle with his right hand. A car (partial view) is parked at left with only its side visible. A woman (partial view) walks out of frame in the near distance at right and a house stands behind Porter in the background.
Text from negative sleeve: 509. Glendale, Calif. 1932. Western Union reunion at Sherer's. J. C. Sherer. Mrs Walthers - nee Pearl Randolph. Mayor John C. Porter - 3 negatives. Photo of Miss Helen Porter, daughter of Mayor J.C.Porter 5 negatives

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Porter, John C. (John Clinton), 1871-1959
Western Union Telegraph Company Reunion (1932 : Glendale, Calif.)

Location

California--Glendale

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Reunions--California--Glendale
Automobiles--American--California--Glendale
Estates--California--Glendale