Everett G. Hoffman of American White Cross Association on Drug Addiction, Los Angeles, 1934

Item Overview

Title

Everett G. Hoffman of American White Cross Association on Drug Addiction, Los Angeles, 1934

Date Created

July 2, 1934

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Everett G. Hoffman, director of the American White Cross Association on Drug Addiction, upon arriving in Los Angeles to testify before the Los Angeles Social Services Commission where the International White Cross Anti-Narcotic League Inc. was seeking approval for a fund-raising campaign. A retired automobile salesman, Mr. Hoffman was also the head on the World Narcotics Research Foundation in Seattle, WA. in the 1930's. He gave several speeches stressing on narcotics awareness and got on the wrong side of the government, until 1938, when it became clear during a trial that the Bureau of Narcotics (D.E.A) were attempting to frame him for criminal charges, following which, he stopped.
Refer to article, "Seattle Man Will Testify -- White Cross Hearing to Be Reopened This Morning -- Director of Parent Group Will Give Evidence -- Anti-Narcotic Body's Plea For Drive Here Opposed," Los Angeles Times, 2 Jul. 1934: A8.

Caption

Text on negative sleeve: Hoffman, E. G., visits from Seattle, Dir. of Amer. Red Cross [sic.] Assoc. of Drug Addiction to testify before Social Service Commission [American White Cross incorrectly identified]
Handwritten on negative: E. G. Hoffman

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Subjects

Narcotics, Control of--California--Los Angeles
Witnesses--California--Los Angeles

Names

Hoffman, Everett George, 1876-1953

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image