An election card for George Alexander for Los Angeles mayor, 1911

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

An election card for George Alexander for Los Angeles mayor, 1911

Entry/Object ID

2010.86.1.1

Description

An election card for George Alexander for Los Angeles mayor, 1911. The front has the candidate's photograph name and motto. On the reverse is the slate of candidates endorsed by the "Good Government Organization" including city officers, council members and members of the Board of Education. On the front is a pencil inscription indicating's Alexander's death in summer 1923. On the reverse are more notes stating that this election, held 5 December, was the first after California approved woman suffrage; that all candidates won their races; and that the writer's father was a precinct officer. With dents, creases, and soiling, the overall 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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Broadsides