Murder suspect Samuel Whittaker booked at Central Jail, Los Angeles, 1936

Title: Murder suspect Samuel Whittaker booked at Central Jail, Los Angeles, 1936
Date Created: March 19, 1936
Date: 1936-03-19
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: from left to right: Samuel Whittaker, H. M. Swanson, Det. Lt. Ray Giese, Sgt. C. L. Huff. Swanson, a reporter, talks to Whittaker as he's being booked by Sgt. Huff.
Retired organist Samuel T. Whittaker was arrested in March on suspicion of murdering his wife Ethel E. Whittaker.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: 4412 --- H. M. Swanson Samuel Whittaker Ray Giese Sgt C L Huff Whittaker Murder 3/19/36 [stamped:] MAR 25 1936
Handwritten on negative: L 2 R H. M. Swanson x Samuel Whittaker Ray Giese x Sgt C. L. Huff

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Names: Giese, Ray
Whittaker, Samuel T., 1876-1937
Swanson, H. M.
Huff, C. L.
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Criminal investigations--California--Los Angeles
Detectives--California--Los Angeles
Homicides--California--Los Angeles
Jails--California--Los Angeles

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_13593
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002hntf4
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