Worm's-eye view of Leo Carrillo speaking at the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic, Los Angeles, 1945

Item Overview

Title

Worm's-eye view of Leo Carrillo speaking at the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic, Los Angeles, 1945

Photographer

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

Date Created

June 17, 1945

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

An out-of-focus photograph of Leo Carrillo standing on a stage and speaking at the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic at Sycamore Grove Park. He is viewed from the side and with a worm's-eye perspective. The front of the stage is covered in patriotic decor and stretches across the bottom edge on an angle. Leo Carrillo stands, right-of-center, near the front edge of the stage and faces towards the left. He is dressed in western attire while he stands at the microphone and speaks. A woman stands behind and to the right of him. She looks to the camera. The rest of the stage stretches behind Leo Carrillo to the right. Chairs and benches line the back of the stage. A man sits on stage and look towards Leo Carrillo. Above the stage, an awning extends over the front of the stage and a sign stretches above it. The sign reads, "SOUTHERN P[...]." Trees stand in the background at left.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2121. Sycamore Grove, Los Angeles, June 17, 1945. S.P.R.R. picnic. The S.P.R.R. Employees Bulletin photographer in action. 2 negatives of Leo Carrillo. 3 films

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Subjects

Picnics--California--Los Angeles
Public speaking--California--Los Angeles
Parks--California--Los Angeles

Names

Carrillo, Leo
Southern Pacific Railroad Company

Location

California--Los Angeles

Resource type

still image