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Description:: California Governor, Friend W. Richardson (center), with contestants from The Times Grand Final of the National Oratorical Contest at the Los Angeles High School. This photograph may possibly be related to the article "ORATORICAL GRAND FINAL VICTORY FOR DON TYLER: Franklin High School Boy Wins in Southland Contest; Throng at Meeting Cheers Speakers DON TYLER WINS FINAL CONTEST Franklin High School Boy Victor at Meet Will Represent Southland in Semifinals Crowd Packs Auditorium to Cheer Speakers," Los Angeles Times, 10 May 1924: A1.
Date:: May 9, 1924
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Throngs of citizens gathered at Central Station to greet the delayed train carrying from San Francisco the group of visiting governors that came to Los Angeles for their convention.
Date:: July 1933
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Governor Rolph, left, and Mayor Shaw, right, sit across from one another, engaged in conversation.
Date:: [between 1933-1934]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: California Governor, Friend W. Richardson and his wife, Augusta Richardson on vacation in Long Beach, California. Photo appears with the article "WORKS WHILE HE TAKES REST: Gov. Richardson Having Time on Vacation; Spends Only Ten Hours Daily in Office Here; Wife Cooks His Meals While Son Enjoys Beach WORKS WHILE HE TAKES REST Governor Richardson and His Family Enjoying Outing," Los Angeles Times, 15 July 1923: II1
Date:: July, 1943
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: A similar photograph appears with the article “More Gifts For Gov. Rolph, Latest Items of Costa Rican Origin,” Los Angeles Times, 15 Sept. 1932: A2, with caption: State Executive’s Collection Grows. Left to right--Lieut. Lee Edgar Beakley, Gov. Rolph and C.E. Robertz, Costa Rican Consul. Lieut. Beakley, U.S.A., retired, presents State chief with cane, vase and cigarette box made of Costa Rican hardwoods.
Date:: 1932
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Juan Bautista Alvarado was a California politician who served as the Governor of Alta California from 1837 to 1842, prior to California's statehood. Alta California was originally a Spanish territory which became a Mexican territory in 1822. It included the modern U.S. states of California, Nevada, and Utah, along with parts of Arizona, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico. Alvarado led a movement for Alta Californian independence in 1837, which was ultimately abandoned upon making peace with Mexico that same year.
Date:: [between 1837-1842]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Governor Merriam and a party of state officials and Legionnaires departed for St. Louis to the American legion convention in order to persuade Legionnaires to meet in Los Angeles for their next convention.
Date:: September 20, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: This photograph appears with the article, “Impressive Exercises Mark Los Angeles’ Observance of Armistice Day: Battle Just Beginning, Armistice Crowd Told Merriam Urges Renewal of Fight for American Principles in Speech to 20,000 at Coliseum,” Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 1934: A1.
Date:: November 13, 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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