President visits L.A.



 
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Photograph by the Los Angeles Times

President Roosevelt at Broadway and 7th Street, July 16, 1938.

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Photograph by the Los Angeles Times

Protesters along the parade route.

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Photograph by the Los Angeles Times

A crowd greets the president, who arrives in his personal railroad car.

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Photograph by the Los Angeles Times

A detail from the image above.

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Photograph by the Los Angeles Times

President Roosevelt delivers a speech, ignoring Los Angeles Mayor Frank Shaw, left. The president began his address without being introduced by the mayor, The Times said.

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