Names: Balboa Stadium (San Diego, Calif.) - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Description:: Governor Frank Merriam stands at a podium and introduces President Franklin D. Roosevelt before his address in Balboa Stadium. The platform the Governor stands upon is lined by a railing decorated with patriotic bunting and a flag. The flag hangs in front of the lectern. Behind the lectern, Governor Merriam stands at center and looks up. Behind him at left, a few military officers are seated. Seated behind Governor Merriam at right, are, from left to right, President Franklin Roosevelt, Mayor Percy Benbough and Eleanor Roosevelt. American flags and patriotic bunting surround the platform and decorate the stadium's colonnade, which stretches across the background.
Date:: [circa October 2, 1935]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:: Related to the article, “PRESIDENT VOWS HE'LL SHUN WAR: Promise Given on Neutrality Individual Effort, He Says Must Follow Gains Made Under New Deal NEUTRALITY REAFFIRMED Roosevelt Vows to Shun War New Deal Foes Challenged With Statistics in His San Diego Talk,” Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 1935: 1
Date:: [circa October 2, 1935]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:: President Franklin D. Roosevelt stands at a podium while delivering a speech in Balboa Stadium. The platform he stands upon is lined by a railing decorated with patriotic bunting and a flag. The flag hangs in front of the lectern. Behind the lectern, President Roosevelt stands, off-center to the left. He looks down at the lectern. An unknown military officer stands to the immediate right of him. Behind President Roosevelt at left, a few military officers stand and clap their hands. Standing behind President Roosevelt at right, are, from left to right, Mayor Percy Benbough, Eleanor Roosevelt, and an unknown woman (possibly Grace Benbough?). Mayor Benbough is partially obscured by the military officer beside the President and the 2 women stand side-by-side beneath an American Flag. American flags and patriotic bunting surround the platform and decorate the stadium's colonnade, which stretches across the background.
Date:: [circa October 2, 1935]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:: Balboa Stadium, designed by Quayle Brothers and Cressy, architects, is a soccer and football stadium and was built in 1914 as part of the 1915 Panama California Exposition. It was expanded around 1961 and replaced with a new stadium in the 1970's.
Date:: [between 1920-1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:: At center, President Franklin D. Roosevelt stands at a podium while delivering a speech in Balboa Stadium. The front rail of a stage stretches across the foreground on an angle back from right to left. A banner hangs down from it at left. Behind the rail, President Roosevelt stands at center, facing left. He looks up as he places his hands onto the podium in front of him. Flowers adorn the stage along the right edge and the American flag stands behind and to the left of the President. Balboa Stadium's crowd is visible in the background at left.
Date:: [circa October 2, 1935]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:: President Franklin D. Roosevelt stands at a podium while delivering a speech in Balboa Stadium. The platform he stands upon is lined by a railing decorated with patriotic bunting and a flag. The flag hangs in front of the lectern. Behind the lectern, President Roosevelt stands, off-center to the left. He looks up as he raises one arm in the air. Behind him at left, a few military officers stand and clap their hands. Standing behind President Roosevelt at right, are, from left to right, Mayor Percy Benbough, Eleanor Roosevelt, and an unknown woman (possibly Grace Benbough?). Mayor Benbough claps his hands and the 2 women stand side-by-side beneath an American Flag. American flags and patriotic bunting surround the platform and decorate the stadium's colonnade, which stretches across the background.
Date:: [circa October 2, 1935]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:: For additional photographs of President Franklin Roosevelt’s visit to Southern California in October, 1935, see images with Photo IDs uclamss_1429_13329 through uclamss_1429_13342
Date:: [circa October 2, 1935]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:: For additional photographs of President Franklin Roosevelt’s visit to Southern California in October, 1935, see images with Photo IDs uclamss_1429_13329 through uclamss_1429_13342
Date:: [circa October 2, 1935]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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