Willard James Turtine is escorted through jail by guard Floyd Mellor, Los Angeles, 1936

Item Overview

Title

Willard James Turtine is escorted through jail by guard Floyd Mellor, Los Angeles, 1936

Date Created

March 4, 1936

Date

1936-03-04

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

Likely related to the article, "SIFTS PLANS SALE CHARGE: Pacific Powers Watch Move Two Men in Custody and Certain Orientals Sought; Officers to Testify," Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 1936: 1
At left, Willard James Turntine wears prison garb as he is escorted through the jail. He walks away from camera, but turns his head towards camera. Beside him at right, guard Floyd Mellor stands on the near side of the barred jail door as he escorts Turntine back to the jail. Turntine was in custody as a witness and for allegedly abetting Harry Thompson in selling U. S. Navy secrets to foreign powers.

Caption

Handwritten text from negative sleeve: 3913 -- Willard James Turntine, Dep Shr. Floyd Mellor Henry Thomas Thompson Sells Navy Secrets - Turntine was witness against him 3/4/36 [stamped:] MAR 12 1936
Handwritten on negative: L2R Willard James Turntine Dep Shr. Floyd Mellor 3/4/31

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

news photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Names

Turntine, Willard James, 1917-1986
Mellor, Floyd Edwin, 1895-1971

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Criminals--California--Los Angeles
Prison guards--California--Los Angeles
Spying--California--Los Angeles
Witnesses--California--Los Angeles
Jails--California--Los Angeles
Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles