Oversize photographs, 1927-1928

Description: Photographs from Will H. Hays, which feature subjects such as himself, family members, and people involved in political organizations, clubs, and the movie industry. Hays served as chairman of the Republican National Committee (February 1918-June 1921); manager of Warren G. Hardings presidential campaign (1920); U.S. postmaster general (March 1921-March 1922); and president of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA) (1922-1945). This folder contains a photograph of Hays giving a speech before a crowd of people involved in the motion picture industry at the Hollywood Bowl during his first trip to California as the president of the MPPDA. It also contains photographs of a banquet celebrating the organization of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and a banquet in honor of the Mayor of New York, James Walker.
Origin: 1927-1928
Created By: Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954; Weaver (Los Angeles);
Source: http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/107891
Collection: Will H. Hays Collection
Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Copyright: In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Geography: Los Angeles, California, United States
Subjects: Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954
Photographs
Men
Women
Children
Crowds
Speeches
Public speaking
Motion picture industry
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America
Hollywood Bowl (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
California
Actors’ Equity Association
Cameras
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Dinners and dining
Parties
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Thalberg, Irving G., 1899-1936
Lasky, Jesse L., 1880-1958
Mayer, Louis B. (Louis Burt), 1885-1957
Pickford, Mary, 1892-1979
Fairbanks, Douglas, 1883-1939
DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959
Sills, Milton, 1882-1930
Grauman, Sid, 1879-1950
Actors
Actresses
Motion picture producers and directors
Walker, James John, 1881-1946
Politicians
Flags
Orchestra
Musicians
Panoramas
Gibbons, Cedric, 1895-1960
Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel (Los Angeles, Calif.)

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