O.J. Johnson assists Herbert J. Teater, weak from hunger, Los Angeles, 1935

Title: O.J. Johnson assists Herbert J. Teater, weak from hunger, Los Angeles, 1935
Date Created: September 3, 1935
Date: 1935-09-03
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: Because he was denied to make his own restitution by New York authorities Herbert J. Teater has denied himself food since his arrest on August 15th, dropping down from 211 to 165 pounds. He was ordered to be taken to the hospital by jail physician Kirchner and has since then consistently been taking liquids.
Johnson wraps one hand around Teater and points at a plate of bread and beans sitting beside the prisoner.
Story related to photograph appears with the article, "Jail Hunger Strike Ends at Hospital," Los Angeles Times, 07 Sep 1935: A1.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: 2017 - O. J. Johnson H. J. Teater x Hunger Strike 9/3/35 [stamped:] Sep 13 1935
Handwritten on negative: 120 120 O. J. Johnson H. J. Teater - 9/3/35

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Names: Johnson, O. J.
Teater, Herbert J., b. 1894 or 95
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Prisoners--California--Los Angeles
Starvation--California--Los Angeles
Keys (Hardware)
Bread--California--Los Angeles
Jails--California--Los Angeles

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_8365
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002dg79c
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