Former mayors vow to support Republican gubernatorial candidate Frank F. Merriam, Los Angeles, 1934

Item Overview

Title

Former mayors vow to support Republican gubernatorial candidate Frank F. Merriam, Los Angeles, 1934

Date Created

October 19, 1934

Date

1934-10-19

Publisher

Los Angeles Daily News

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Notes

Description

Group portrait of former mayors George E. Cryer, John C. Porter, W.D. Stephens, Meredith P. Snyder, and F.T. Woodman, gathered to support Republican gubernatorial candidate Frank F. Merriam. George Edward Cryer served as mayor from 1921-1929. John Clinton Porter served as mayor from 1929-1933. William Dennison Stephens served as mayor from 1909 and Governor of California from 1917-1923. Meredith Pinxton Snyder served as mayor in 1897-1898, 1900-1904, and 1919-1921. Frederick Thomas Woodman served as mayor from 1916-1919.

Caption

Text from original nitrate sleeve: Cryer, George E.; Porter, John C.; Merriam, Frank F.; Snyder, Meredith P.; Woodman, Frank T. In pen: Removed - 1. In pencil: L.A. City O&E.
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: L to R George E. Cryer, John C. Porter, W.D. Stephens, Frank Merriam, Meredith Snyder and F.T. Woodman.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

news photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Names

Merriam, Frank Finley, 1865-1955
Stephens, William Dennison, 1859-1944
Woodman, Frederick Thomas, 1871-1949
Snyder, Meredith Pinxton, 1859-1937
Cryer, George E., 1875-1961
Porter, John C. (John Clinton), 1871-1959

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Mayors--California--Los Angeles
Government
Governors--American--California