School children write a letter to kidnapper of June Robles, Tucson, 1934

Item Overview

Title

School children write a letter to kidnapper of June Robles, Tucson, 1934

Date Created

May 3, 1934

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

English

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

This photograph is featured in the Los Angeles Times with the photograph that has the item ark 21198/zz002h9f8r.
Photograph of unnamed children and teacher in a classroom. They are shown here writing a letter. In the background there is a chalkboard that features ten sentences writing in English, presumably a grammar exercise.
This photograph appears with the article, “GO-BETWEEN VEILS TRIP: Robles Aide Hies to Nogales Ransoming of Girl Believed Near in Mexico and Cash Ready Grandfather Gets $15,000 but Remains in Tucson; Officers More Cheery,” Los Angeles Times, 3 May. 1934: 1.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: Robles, June. Kidnap Case 1934.
Text from newspaper caption: CLASSMATES PLEAD FOR JUNE’S RELEASE In the upper photograph are pictured Grade 2Bclassmates of little June Robles, victim of kidnapers at Tucson, who have childishly scrawled a pathetic message (below) to abductors asking that the child be released.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Subjects

Classrooms--Arizona--Tucson
Children--Arizona--Tucson
Teachers--Arizona--Tucson

Names

Robles, June Cecilia, 1927-2014

Location

Tucson (Ariz.)

Resource type

still image