Former Mexican President Plutarco Calles poses on a deck of the Malolo with his daughter and son-in-law, Los Angeles, 1935

Item Overview

Title

Former Mexican President Plutarco Calles poses on a deck of the Malolo with his daughter and son-in-law, Los Angeles, 1935

Date Created

August 3, 1935

Date

1935-08-03

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

This photograph is related to the article, “CALLES SAILS FOR HAWAII: Former Mexican President Accompanied on Vacation by His Daughter,” Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 1935: 1
From left to right, Fernando Torreblanca, Hortensia Elias Calles de Torreblanca and former Mexican President Plutarco Calles pose on a deck aboard the Hawaii-bound ship, Malolo. The family poses at center and all look to camera. A rail passes behind the group, lining the deck's edge. Ships are barely visible in the harbor in the far distance.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 6010 Calles, General Plutarco, of Mexico with his daughter, and her husband Fernando Torreblanco [sic] Aug.3, 1935 Another shot shows: Gen. Calles, his daughter, her husband and latter’s brother. [stamped:] JUN 20 1941
Handwritten on negative: General Plutarco Calles, d & son in law Fernando Torreblanco Aug 3 - 1935

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

news photographs
cellulose nitrate film
Group portraits

Names

Torreblanca, Fernando, b. 1895
Torreblanca, Hortensia Elias Calles de, b. 1904 or 05
Calles, Plutarco Elías, 1877-1945

Location

San Pedro (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Families--Mexican--California--Los Angeles
Ocean travel
Politicians--Mexico
Ships--American--California--Los Angeles
Generals--Mexican--California--Los Angeles
Arrivals & departures--Mexican--California--Los Angeles