Nurse Carolyn Wells takes care of bedridden Vivian Denton after a failed suicide attempt, Los Angeles, 1936

Item Overview

Title

Nurse Carolyn Wells takes care of bedridden Vivian Denton after a failed suicide attempt, Los Angeles, 1936

Date Created

February 12, 1936

Date

1936-02-12

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

English

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Nurse Carolyn Wells leans over the bedside of Vivian Denton and hands the woman, bundled under a quilt and sheets, a glass of white liquid while a newspaper featuring Denton's attempted suicide rests on her lap.
A similar image can be found with the article, "Aimee Raps Rift Report," Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb 1936: A1.
After a quarrel with evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson regarding accusations of abuse Vivian Denton returned to her residence in such a state of distress that she attempted to commit suicide by drinking a bottle of poison.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 3627 - Vivian Denton Nurse Carolyn Wells Attempted Suicide (after quarrel w/ Aimee Semple McPherson) 2-11-36 [stamped:] Feb 13 1936
Handwritten on negative: L 2 R Vivian Denton Nurse Carolyn Wells 2-11-36

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Denton, Vivian, b. 1910
Wells, Carolyn, (Nurse)

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Suicides--California--Los Angeles
Nurses--American--California--Los Angeles