Rudolph Schiffman Sr. and Rudolph Schiffman Jr., Los Angeles, 1935

Description: Part of this photograph appears with the article, "Young Heir Kills Self: Schiffman Jr., in Suicide, Son of Wealthy Drug Man Ends Life Due to Grief Over Girl's Death," Los Angeles Times, 2 Sept. 1935: A1. According to the article, he killed himself due to sadness over the suicide of a girl that committed suicide two years prior.
Rudolph Schiffman Jr. (right) and Rudolph Schiffman Sr. (left). His father looks at him while the son faces the camera. The picture is of a framed photograph with the watermark- "Lucien J. Rode, Beverly Hills".
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: SEP 4-1935
Handwritten on negative: Rudolph Schiffman Jr.
Handwritten on negative sleeve: 1953--Rudolph Schiffman Jr., Rudolph Schiffman Sr. (wealthy drug mfctr)--(Suicide), 8/31/35

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
Portrait photographs
news photographs
Names: Schiffman, Rudolph, Jr., 1911 or 12-1935
Schiffman, Rudolph, Sr., 1868-1948
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Suicides--California--Los Angeles

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_8287
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002dg4mk
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Rights Country: US
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