Ed J. Davenport
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Edward J. Davenport was an American politician who served on the Los Angeles City Council for the 12th district from 1945 to 1953. Elected as a liberal Democrat, he became a staunch conservative anti-
Davenport in 1947
Davenport (far left) watching Edward R. Roybal take oath in 1946.
Fletcher Bowron
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Fletcher Bowron was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. He was the 35th Mayor of Los Angeles from 1938 to 1953. As a member of the Republican Party, Bowron’s 15 years of service was the city's
Mayor Bowron at a Cinco de Mayo celebration, 1952
Published 1947 caption: "Ira Hayes, left, a Pima Indian survivor of the Mt. Suribachi Flag-raising, and Sgt. Henry Reed, Indian veteran of Bataan Death March, call on Mayor Bowron. They are here on a trip to protest court rulings discriminating against their race in housing."
With Judy Garland at piano. Proclamation of Music Week, 1952