Burbank Park Board members and city officials ceremonially break ground at an unidentified site. Left to right: Charles Compton (Burbank mayor 1962-1963 and 1967-1968); unidentified; Floyd J. Jolley (Burbank mayor 1949-1951); LaVerne Still (Burbank Park Commission member); and William J. Keller (Superintendent of Playgrounds and Recreation).
From notes on photo: “Park Board” and “Bill Keller” (far right) and “Charles Compton” (far left).
Stamped “Official Photograph, City of Burbank, Calif., By Paul E. Wolfe”.
Burbank Park Board members and city officials pose with construction equipment at the present location of McCambridge Park in the 1940s. From top, William J. Keller (pointing), Superintendent of Playgrounds and Recreation; center, seated, Floyd J. Jolley (Burbank mayor 1949-1951); bottom, from left, an unidentified man; LaVerne Still, Park Commission member; and Charles E. Compton (Burbank mayor 1962-1963 and 1967-1968). According to the city’s Park and Recreation Department, construction of what was originally named Civic Center Park began in 1939 and included “a recreation building, tennis, volleyball, basketball and badminton courts, [a] softball diamond, picnic areas, [a] wading pool, and [a] playground.” The park was renamed Glenoaks Park in 1942, and came to include “a Rose Garden, War Memorial, swimming pool, additional tennis courts, and parking.” The park was renamed once more in 1953 in honor of James H. McCambridge, the longtime General Manager of the city’s Public Service Department, for his assistance in acquiring park space in Burbank. (Notes on back of photo incorrectly identify the location as Stough Park.) Stamped “Official Photograph, City of Burbank, Calif. By Paul E. Wolfe.”
From notes on photo: “The Parks, Playground & Recreation Commission. [From left] Walter W. Mansfield, Council Representative; Dewey R. Kruckeberg, Supt. Of Parks; Theodore A. Epstein, Asst Clerk; Charles E. Compton, Vice President; Philip J. Lewis, President; LaVerne Still, Clerk; Patrick H. Price, Member; William J. Keller, Supt of Playgrds & Recreation; Edgar J. Friedrich, Asst. City Mgr; Not Shown: Ida M. Fitzgerald, Secretary. April 1950”.
From left to right, standing: Unidentified man, Dewey R. Kruckeberg (Parks director); LaVerne Still (Park Commission member); and William Keller (Playgrounds and Recreation superintendent). Seated: unidentified; Charles Compton (Burbank mayor 1962-1963 and 1967-1968); Patrick Price (councilman); and Phillip J. Lewis.
"Park Board"--back of photo. Though no year is given and no person is identified in the notes on the photo, it looks as though Joe Harris is seated far left and Carl Guerriero is seated third from left. Harris and Guerriero served on the Park Board in the early 1950s.
The back of this photo is marked "Park Board 50's" and stamped "City Manager File". Parks and Recreation director Dewey Kruckeberg appears to be the person reading a piece of paper in the back, but everyone else in the photo are unidentified.
Photo of 1951 Burbank Park Board. Notes on the photo don't identify the people pictured, though it appears they are, left to right: Floyd J. Jolley, Ted Epstein, Willie Barber, Phillip J. Lewis, Joe Harris, and unidentified man. There is a stamp indicating that photo was received on April 27, 1951. "Park Board"--back of photo.
Standing, from left: Dewey Kruckeberg (Parks and Recreation director); Robert F. Brandon (Burbank mayor 1961-1962 and 1966-1967); George W. Haven; and Edward C. Olson (Burbank mayor 1957-1958). Sitting, from left: Mark B. Ross; Frank Fredenhagen; James P. Corradi. This picture was likely taken in Kruckenberg's office, as his name appears on the diploma and Navy commendation hanging on the wall.
“Park Board”--back of photo. Stamped “Otto Jensen Commercial Photography 1320 W. Olive Ave. – Burbank, Calif. Victoria 9-2705”.
From notes on photo: “L-R: Director George Izay; Retired Director Dewey Kruckeberg; Charley Butler; Park Supt. Jim Cowie; Park Foreman Art Christorerson”
An unidentified man (left), former Parks and Recreation Director George Izay (center) and Mayor Leland Ayers (right) pose with a plaque that reads "National Gold Medal Award: For Excellence in the Field of Park and Recreation Management, Grand Award Winner."
