Los Angeles Police Commission members outside county grand jury chambers, Los Angeles, 1935

Item Overview

Title

Los Angeles Police Commission members outside county grand jury chambers, Los Angeles, 1935

Date Created

October 25, 1935

Date

1935-10-25

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Related to article, "Police Commissioners Called in Inquiry: Tango Data Given Jury" [Los Angeles Times, October 26, 1935]
Photograph appears with: "Police Commissioners Called in Inquiry: Tango Data Given Jury," Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 1935
Left to right, the members of the Los Angeles Police Commission: Charles N. Stevens, John B. Winston, Jr., president Ray Kleinberger, Martin C. Neuner, and Charles Ostrom. The commissioners stand at the entrance of the Los Angeles County grand jury chambers to testify on their dealings with issue permits for tango games (an early name for bingo) in Venice Beach.

Caption

Text from newspaper caption: Members of Los Angeles Police Commission pictured yesterday as they entered grand jury chambers for conference and questioning in inquiry into asserted pay-offs in gambling and licensing of beach games. Left to right, C.N. Stevens, John B. Winston, Jr., Ray Kleinberger, president; Martin C. Neuner and Charles Ostrom.
Text from nitrate negative sleeve: 2609-- CN Stevens, John B Winston, Jr., Ray Kleinberger, pres., Martin C. Neuner, Charles Ostrom, members police commission, testifying before grand jury, [STAMPED:] OCT 29 1935

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Ostrom, Charles
Kleinberger, Raymond, 1898-1957
Winston, John B., Jr., 1892-1947
Los Angeles (Calif.). Police Commission
Neuner, Martin C., 1865-1941
Stevens, Charles N., d. 1963.

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Grand jury--California--Los Angeles County
Bingo--California--Los Angeles