Mexican consuls Joaquin Terrazas and Alejandro V. Martinez exchanging keys, Los Angeles, 1935

Description

Alejandro V. Martinez handing keys to Joaquin Terrazas, seated together at desk with papers, with telephone and window in background, Text from nitrate negative sleeve: Terragas, Joaquin, Mexican consul, This photograph appears with Los Angeles Times article, February 26, 1935, "Diplomatic Transfer in Effect Today, Mexico Changes Consuls; Terrazas to Serve Here", Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds., Handwritten at edge of negative: Joaquin Terrazas, Alejandro Martinez, Text from newspaper caption: Senor Joaquin Terrazas, left, becomes the Mexican Consul in Los Angeles today, and Senor Alejandro V. Martinez, who occupied the local post for two years, goes to Tucson, to take over the Consulate recently directed by the former