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1953 - Swearing in of City Council

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Title

1953 - Swearing in of City Council

Photographer
  • Paul E. Wolfe
Year

1953

Description

An audience watches as City Clerk Naomi Putnam swears in city officials at Burbank City Hall, May 1, 1953. Getting sworn in are, left to right: Ralph Simpson (Board of Education), P. Fred Johnson (Board of Education), Walter Hinton (City Treasurer), Carl M. King (Council), H. B. “Jerry” Bank (Council), and Earle C. Blais (Council). Naomi Putnam had been sworn in as the new City Clerk earlier in the day by outgoing City Clerk Addie Jones. Each official is wearing a red carnation, according to the Burbank Daily Review. A vote was taken immediately following the swearing in ceremony, in which City Council chose King as mayor and Blais as vice mayor. "City of Burbank, CA Official Photo #298"--back of photo.

Address

275 E Olive Ave, Burbank, CA 91502

Subject
  • Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.)

  • City Council Members

  • City Councils

  • City Halls

  • City Council Chamebrs

  • Mayors

  • Oaths of Office

  • 1950s
Format

8 x 10 b&w print

Rights

Burbank Public Library, Burbank in Focus Office

Identifier

cco01297

Physical copy held by

City Clerk's Office

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