James W. McKelvey, suspect in an assault with a deadly weapon, Los Angeles, 1935

Item Overview

Title

James W. McKelvey, suspect in an assault with a deadly weapon, Los Angeles, 1935

Date Created

July 25, 1935

Date

1935-07-25

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

English

Collection

OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Related to "Assailant's Face Unseen," Los Angeles Times, 26 Jul 1935: 3.
After four women were stabbed by a darning needle, James W. McKelvey, a former convict, was brought in as a suspect. None of the four women were able to positively identify him, but the police held on to him for further investigation.
James W. McKelvey is walking into a room in a prison. Full length lockers are against the wall to his right. An unidentified police officer stands by the door, looking at him, and holding a set of keys and the back of a chair in his left hand. McKelvey wears a set of striped coveralls, marked with stains.

Caption

Handwritten on negative sleeve: 1402. Jas. W. McKelvey, A.D.W. Suspect 7/25/35 [stamped:] Aug 1 [1935]
Handwritten on negative: 110. Jas. W. McKelvey 7/25/35
Badge text: Policeman [illegible] Police 247

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

McKelvey, James W. (James William), 1904-

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Criminal investigations--California--Los Angeles
Suspects (Criminal investigation)--California--Los Angeles
Assault and battery
Police--California--Los Angeles