First National Bank robbery suspects Salvadore Mendivil and Brulio Galindo with Deputy Sheriff A.L. Manning, 1922

Item Overview

Title

First National Bank robbery suspects Salvadore Mendivil and Brulio Galindo with Deputy Sheriff A.L. Manning, 1922

Date Created

1922

Date

1922

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Related to 2 articles: (1) "Nab Four For Bank Robbery, Mexicans Are Taken After One Hour’s Chase, First National of Arcadia Out Five Thousand, Cashier Saves Institution from Greater Loss." Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 1922. Print. The article states: "… That the four men are members of the band that held up and robbed the Bank of Alhambra Tuesday afternoon and escaped with $700 in cash was asserted by the arresting officers …" (2) "Outlaws Raid Alhambra Bank, Armed Men Grab Cash and Escape to City, Seven Hundred Dollars is Taken from Cage, Robbers Force Autoists to Help Their Flight." Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 1922. Print.
A.L. Manning and Salvadore Mendivil, both in suits, ties, and hats, standing, and Brulio Galindo, in jacket and hat, seated, indoors, with door and table in background
Hernandez and Jiminez were convicted but later cleared. Cf. the article, "Southland Criminals Paid in Blood By Grim Fate." Los Angeles Times, 27 Jul. 1924. The article states: "… First National Bank of Arcadia on April 5, 1922 … robbery was the work of … 'One Eyed' Tom Grey … Eddie Burns, William McMahon, known as 'Little Mack' … Frank 'Frankie' J. Sullivan … E.S. McCardle, known as 'Big Mack.' While these men committed the robbery, they sat back in perfect safety and watched three Mexicans tried, convicted, and sentenced for the crime. … Salvadore Mendivil, Brulio Galindo, Jose Hernandez, and Juan Jiminez, were arrested … identified as the bandits. … The first three were sentenced to San Quentin penitentiary. The fourth Mexican, Juan Jiminez, died before sentence could be imposed. …"

Caption

Handwritten on negative: Bralio Galingo [?], Salvador Mindivel, Al Manning
Text from negative sleeve: California--Alhambra, bank robbery

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Mendivil, Salvadore
First National Bank (Arcadia, Calif.)
Galindo, Brulio
Manning, A. L. (Alfred L.), 1865-1940
Bank of Alhambra (Alhambra, Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Legal
Crime
Bank robberies--California--Alhambra
Bank robberies--California--Arcadia
People
Government