L to R: John J. Beck, candidate for the Republican nomination for Congress in the Fifteenth District., with his supporters A. Ronald Button and Edward S. Shattuck. They study a paper titled "Official Primary Election Ballot."
In 1934, Upton Sinclair, noted journalist and socialist, won the Democratic primary for governor of California. He was defeated by Frank Merriam. He established headquarters in Downtown Los Angeles.
Probably related to the article, "Votes Cast Tomorrow. Merriam Closes Race Today. Governor on Air Tonight and McNab Also Speaks on Eve of Primary," Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 1934: 1.
In the foreground, a street stretches across the bottom edge. On the far side of the street, buildings line the street. Identical political posters stretch across a marquee at center. They advertise for a political meeting featuring candidates Leo Gallagher, attorney, and Sam Darcy, Communist candidate for the governor's office. Two more posters are plastered onto signboards that stand on the sidewalk at far left and far right. The poster at far left advertises for the Communist political meeting. The sign at right advocates for the reelection of Frank Merriam.
A street stretches across the bottom edge. Up on its curb, a poster affixed to a signboard stands at center. It advertises for a political meeting featuring candidates Leo Gallagher, attorney, and Sam Darcy, Communist candidate for the governor's office. Behind it, buildings are viewed close-up as they line the street. At right and above the sidewalk, another poster hangs from a marquee. It advertises for the same Communist political meeting.