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Order Number
00069119
Title
Janice
Hahn's
inauguration
ceremony
,
San
Pedro
Photographer
Dimitrov, Slobodan.
Collection ID
Los Angeles Neighborhoods Collection
Location/Accession
GPC_b3_f2_i10
;
A-011-724
4x5
Date
2001
Physical Description
1
photographic
print
:b&w
;36
x
29
cm
.
Description
Inauguration
Ceremony
for
Janice
Hahn
, the
new
city
councilwoman
for the
15th
district
,
which
encompasses
San
Pedro
,
held
at the
Korean
Bell
.
Janice
Hahn
was
elected
in
2001
and
reelected
in
2005
,
running
unopposed
. She was
elected
to her
posts
not
only
because
of her
extended
business
background
, but also for her
community
activism
.
Politics
run
in the
Hahn
family
;
Janice
is
the
daughter
of
former
county
supervisor
Kenneth
Hahn
,
sister
of
former
mayor
James
Hahn
(seen
standing
behind
her in this
photo)
, and
niece
of
former
city
councilman
Gordon
Hahn
. Here
we
see
the
beginnings
of her
irrepressible
public
style
that has
endeared
her to the
San
Pedro
community
, the
community
in
which
she
resides
. The
Korean
Bell
was
donated
in
1976
to the
people
of
Los
Angeles
by the
people
of the
Republic
of
Korea
. The
friendship
bell
, as
it
is
also
called
,
is
located
in the
Angel's
Gate
Recreational
Center
, and
signifies
the
gratitude
of the
Korean
people
for the
sacrifice
of the
American
units
with the
UN
forces
during
their
civil
war
.
It
weighs
17
tons
, has a
height
of
12
feet
, and a
diameter
of
7
1/2
feet
.
It
is
made
of
copper
and
tin
, with
gold
,
nickel
,
lead
and
phosphorous
added
for
tone
quality
. The
bell
is
rung
only
three
times
each
year
:
Fourth
of
July
,
Korean
Independence
Day
(August
15th)
, and
New
Year's
Eve
.
Photograph
dated
July
2001
.
Subject
Hahn, Janice.
Hahn, James K.,--1950-
Korean Bell of Friendship and Bell Pavilion.
Women city council members--California--Los Angeles.
Mayors--California--Los Angeles.
City council members--California--Los Angeles.
Bells--California--Los Angeles.
Architecture, Korean--California--San Pedro (Los Angeles).
Podiums--California--Los Angeles.
Microphones.
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments.
Angel's Gate Park (San Pedro, Los Angeles, Calif.).
San Pedro (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Los Angeles Neighborhoods Collection photographs.
Format
Photographic prints
Credits
Part of the Los Angeles Neighborhoods Project. Made accessible through a grant from the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation.
Reproduction Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at
http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html
for additional information.
Internal Notes
There
is
an
additional
print
.
Sub-Collection Name
Los Angeles Neighborhoods Photo Collection
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