Sheriff Gene Biscailuz congratulates Veda Sullivan Russell and Clara L. Spence, Los Angeles, 1938

Item Overview

Title

Sheriff Gene Biscailuz congratulates Veda Sullivan Russell and Clara L. Spence, Los Angeles, 1938

Date Created

December 1, 1938

Date

1938-12-01

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph appears with the article, "Sheriff Lauds Clubwomen For Safety-Aid Efforts," Los Angeles Times, 02 Dec 1938: A19.
Sheriff Biscailuz praises the efforts of the Los Angeles County Federation of Women's Clubs for decreasing the death toll from traffic accidents - within the last year it has gone down from 916 to 875 thanks to the encouragement of traffic safety and traffic crossing guards at schools.
Sheriff Biscailuz stands between the two women reading a small piece of paper.

Caption

Handwritten on negative: Mrs C.G. Spence Eugene Biscailuz Vada Sullivan Russell 12/1/38
Text from negative sleeve: 15070 - Mrs. C. G. Spence Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz Chief Matron Vada Russell (Club Women) Club Women Visit Co. Jail. 12/1/38
Text from newspaper caption: Left to right are Mrs. C. G. Spence, Sheriff Biscailuz and Vada Sullivan Russell at club federation meeting.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Spence, Clara L., b. 1885 or 86-1960
Russell, Veda Sullivan
Biscailuz, Eugene W., 1883-1969

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Clubwomen--California--Los Angeles
Jails--California--Los Angeles
Sheriffs--California--Los Angeles