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Disassembled version of the U.S. Army's new Garand rifle on display as part of National Defense week, Los Angeles, February 1940

Description:
Disassembled version of the U.S. Army's new Garand rifle, called the “deadliest and most efficient rifle in the world.” The Garand rifle went on display in Los Angeles as part of National Defense week. The rifle, which fires 54 rounds per minute compared to its predecessor’s 10 rounds per minute, is named after its inventor, John C. Garand.
Date:
February 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Disassembled version of the U.S. Army's new Garand rifle on display as part of National Defense week, Los Angeles, February 1940

Soldier holding the U.S. Army's new Garand rifle, on display as part of National Defense week, Los Angeles, February 1940

Description:
Soldier holding the U.S. Army's new Garand rifle, called the “deadliest and most efficient rifle in the world.” The Garand rifle went on display in Los Angeles as part of National Defense week. The rifle, which fires 54 rounds per minute compared to its predecessor’s 10 rounds per minute, is named after its inventor, John C. Garand.
Date:
February 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Soldier holding the U.S. Army's new Garand rifle, on display as part of National Defense week, Los Angeles, February 1940

Soldier holding the U.S. Army's new Garand rifle, on display as part of National Defense week, Los Angeles, February 1940

Description:
Soldier holding the U.S. Army's new Garand rifle, called the “deadliest and most efficient rifle in the world.” The Garand rifle went on display in Los Angeles as part of National Defense week. The rifle, which fires 54 rounds per minute compared to its predecessor’s 10 rounds per minute, is named after its inventor, John C. Garand.
Date:
February 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Soldier holding the U.S. Army's new Garand rifle, on display as part of National Defense week, Los Angeles, February 1940

U.S. Army's new Garand rifle on display as part of National Defense week, Los Angeles, February 1940

Description:
Called the “deadliest and most efficient rifle in the world” the U.S. Army’s new Garand rifle went on display in Los Angeles as part of National Defense week. The rifle, which fires 54 rounds per minute compared to its predecessor’s 10 rounds per minute, is named after its inventor, John C. Garand.
Date:
February 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
U.S. Army's new Garand rifle on display as part of National Defense week, Los Angeles, February 1940

Mertie West and Richard Siemsen stand in front of the Mobile Radio Station exhibit, Los Angeles, 1944

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and Richard Siemsen standing in front of the Mobile Radio Station display while attending the "Shot from the Sky" exhibit near Gilmore Stadium. Mertie West and Richard Siemsen stand side-by-side at center. Mertie stands leftmost of the two. She faces and looks to the right. Richard stands to the right of her and looks to the camera. Behind them a sign for Mobile Radio Station stands. It reads, "[MOB]ILE RADIO STATION [...GE] OF 2300 MIL[...] [...D] UP TO 50 MI. PER [...] [CO]UNTERPART AMONG [...]." To the left of that display sign, 3 people gather behind Mertie at a booth. A sign over the booth reads, "BUY A WAR BOND GET A WAR JOB." Another display sign sits to the left of the booth people. It reads, "[TH]E U S ARMY S[IGNAL] [...] PRESEN[TS] THE S. C. R. [...] [???ATES] AIR AN[D] [...] [R]ETURNED [...] [R]ADIO EQU[...] IN NORTH AFRICA EXCLUSIVELY BY T[...] Chicag[o] [...]." Flags and antennae rise above and behind the displays at left. In the distance at right, military trucks and stadiums stand in the background.
Date:
December, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and Richard Siemsen stand in front of the Mobile Radio Station exhibit, Los Angeles, 1944

Richard Siemsen poses in front of a German Junker plane at the "Shot from the Sky" exhibition, Los Angeles, 1944

Description:
Photograph of Richard Siemsen posing in front of a German Junker plane at the "Shot from the Sky" exhibition held near Gilmore Statium in Los Angeles. Richard Siemsen stands left-of-center among the crowd of other exhibit attendees. He holds food in his hand and looks to the camera. Behind him at left, a large crowd is gathered with their backs to the camera. In front of them, a German Junker plane sits on display. A few people stand atop the plane. To the right of Richard, other attendees walk through the exhibition and to the right. Beyond them, a banner hangs overhead in the near distance. It reads, "GET on the JOB STAY on the JOB FINISH the JOB," and "LOCKHEED." The aircraft's wing is visible extending over the crowd in the distance, but beneath the banner and out-of-frame at right.
Date:
December, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Richard Siemsen poses in front of a German Junker plane at the "Shot from the Sky" exhibition, Los Angeles, 1944

Richard Siemsen and Mertie West pose in front of the plane exhibit at the "Shot from the Sky" exhibition, Los Angeles, 1944

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Richard Siemsen and Mertie West posing in front of the plane exhibit at the "Shot from the Sky" exhibition near Gilmore Stadium in Los Angeles. Richard Siemsen and Mertie West stand side-by-side at center. Both look to the camera. Other exhibit attendees stand on either side of them; all face away from camera and towards the exhibit behind Richard and Mertie. A plane is displayed in the near distance at center. It is partially obscured by Richard and Mertie. The tail of the plane is elevated at left and a portion of a swastika is visible on it. Beyond the plane, signage for the exhibit stands elevated above the exhibit, it reads, "SHOTFROMTHESKY."
Date:
December, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Richard Siemsen and Mertie West pose in front of the plane exhibit at the "Shot from the Sky" exhibition, Los Angeles, 1944
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