Recently widowed Ina Secrest mourns the death of her husband with her children, Vontella Secrest, Lois Secrest, Juanita Secrest, and Ray Secrest, Los Angeles, 1935

Title: Recently widowed Ina Secrest mourns the death of her husband with her children, Vontella Secrest, Lois Secrest, Juanita Secrest, and Ray Secrest, Los Angeles, 1935
Date Created: December 18, 1935
Date: 1935-12-18
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: This photograph may be associated with the article, “POLICE FEAR OUT BREAK: W.P.A. Projects Guarded Precautions Also Taken for Today’s Inquest Into Slaying of Six,” Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 1935: A2.
This photograph may be associated with the article, “EX-WORKER MASSACRES FOUR ON JOB: Two More Men Near Death Water Carrier Runs Wild With Gun in W.P.A. Ditch; Lynch Threat Balked Walter-Carrier’s Grudge That Flared Into Orgy of Death Shown at W.P.A. Job Four W.P.A. Workers Murdered by Comrade Water Carrier Snipes At Emplyees [sic] and Shoots Down Fleeing Men; Blames ‘Persecution’,” Los Angeles Times 17 Dec. 1935: 1.
This photograph may be associated with the article, “MASSACRE HEARING SET: Death Charges Lodged Inquest Will Be Conducted Tomorrow in Slaying of Five on W.P.A. Job,” Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 1935: 18.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: 4136—Vontella Secrest-13, Mrs. Ina Secrest-, Lois Secrest-7, Juanita Secrest-12, Ray Secrest-9, Widow and children of Shooting Victim (on WPA project @ LaBrea + Exposition) 12/18/35, [Stamped:] DEC 23 1935.
Handwritten on negative: Vontella Secrest-13, Mrs Ina Secrest, Lois “ -7, Juanita “ -12, Ray “ -9, 12/18/35.

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Names: Secrest, Ina, 1898-1983
Secrest, Juanita, 1923-1988
Secrest, Vontella, 1922-1985
Secrest, Lois, 1929-1998
Secrest, Raymond, 1926-1987
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Children--California--Los Angeles
Grief
Widows
Mothers--California--Los Angeles

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_13137
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002hn8p1
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