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Order Number	00078293
Title	Portrait of Ballington Booth
Studio	F.C. Dando Lamson Studio.
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	Portraits-Booth, Ballington.
Date	Circa 1880
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;15 x 10 cm. on board 17 x 11 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	Ballington Booth (1857-1940) was a Salvation Army Officer and the co-founder of Volunteers of America. His father, Willam Booth, founded the Salvation Army when Ballington was 8 years old. Ballington became a Salvation Army officer in 1874 at age of 17, and as the general's son, rose quickly in ranks, becoming a Colonel in 1880 at the age of 23. In 1883, with the rank of Marshal, Booth moved to Australia as co-commander of the Salvation Army. In 1886, he married the woman who would be his partner in all his important endeavors in the future, Maud Elizabeth Charlesworth, who would change her name to Maud Ballington Booth. In 1887 the newlyweds went to America to assume the leadership of the fledgling Salvation Army corps which had been established in the U.S. The couple became U.S. citizens in 1895 and it was also at that time that they resigned from the Salvation Army due to intense internal conflict with the elder Booth. In March 1896 Ballington and Maud founded God's American Volunteers, which was soon renamed the Volunteers of America, modeled after the Salvation Army, but more democratic in structure. Ballington Booth led the Volunteers of America for 43 years; he died on October 5, 1940 at the age of 83.
Description	Profile portrait of Ballington Booth, wearing his Salvation Army uniform. The lapel shows a large letter "S" as well as a pin of the Salvation Army Crest with the American Eagle perched above it. The three stars on his shoulder signify his high rank, possibly that of Lieutanant or Captain. Although the Salvation Army's uniform has undergone some changes in design in its 143 year history, it is still recognized as a symbol of commitment and a sign of availability and accessibility in times of need or crisis.
Subject	Booth, Ballington,--1857-1940. Volunteers of America. Salvation Army. Profile portraits--California--Los Angeles. Salvationists--California--Los Angeles. Uniforms--California--Los Angeles.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection