Cinco de Mayo, LAPD Seeks New Chief, May 6, 1939


May 6, 1939, Cover

For Cinco de Mayo, The Times features — children in Scandinavian costumes celebrating Hans Christian Andersen.
May 6, 1939, Cinco de Mayo

May 6, 1939, Chief's Exam

Above, selection of the next LAPD chief is going to prove interesting.
At left, Cinco de Mayo art, plus a photo of three women who showed up at The Times and wanted to get their picture in the paper.

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