A business card for the candidacy of incumbent Superior Court Judge Paul J. McCormick, Los Angeles, 1910

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

A business card for the candidacy of incumbent Superior Court Judge Paul J. McCormick, Los Angeles, 1910

Entry/Object ID

2009.237.1.1

Description

A business card for the candidacy of incumbent Superior Court Judge Paul J. McCormick, Los Angeles, 1910. The front has McCormick's photo, home phone, date of the election and note that he was running as an independent. On the reverse is a list of citizens endorsing the candidate and reasons for his qualifications. McCormick, as federal district judge, became famous in 1946 for his ruling in the Mendez v. Westminster school segregation case. With a full vertical crease and light soiling, the condition is good.

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California. Department of Public Health. Bureau of Child Hygiene, United States. Department of Labor. Children's Bureau.

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Object Name

Business Cards