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Handwritten letter from extortionist to Mae West, 1935

Description:
Related to Los Angeles Times article, October 8, 1935, Officers Capture Mae West Death Threat Suspect, Six Others Questioned in $1000 Plot After Seizure of Studio Bus Boy as He Assertedly Picks Up Decoy. Suspected as the author of a series of sinister notes to Mae West, motion-picture actress, threatening death or disfiguration by acid unless she paid $1000, George Janios, 38-year-old bus boy at a Western-avenue studio, last night was in the custody of investigators …
Date:
1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Handwritten letter from extortionist to Mae West, 1935

Handwritten letter from extortionist to Mae West, 1935

Description:
Text reads: Acid is a horrible thing to throw in one's face so beau tiful in the height s of her career you can lose a $1000 or a 1,000,000 we are determind to get it. We want that money no later than nine oclock Monday nite at the other end of Warner Bros Studio in the last tree palm tree if the extortion squad is there we will by our oth get you and spoil your face for all time you know where the last tree is by the gate on the corner stick it in the tree by the palns and dont try to stop who gets it tie a handkerchief on the wall there opposite the tree if you fail to meet our demands. We will shoot a air gun at you within ten da's and we are good shots OVER
Date:
1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Handwritten letter from extortionist to Mae West, 1935

Handwritten letter from extortionist to Mae West, 1935

Description:
Text reads: We seen your sign it looked like a trap. You put that money next to the fire plug over the wall in the bushes tonite and leave it there in a tin can a small can of your own if anyone stops the man who come's for it this town will be too hot to hold you as he will not know who we are and we dont joke we seen Timothy without you last nite at the fights remenber pleasure man in New York. We knew you then you sent one guy up the river for publicity. So dont try it again. Acid Burns
Date:
1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Handwritten letter from extortionist to Mae West, 1935

Jailer John L. Uhlik leading two cows to the Hollywood Police Station, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Photograph of Jailer John L. Uhlik leading two cows to the Hollywood Police Station after they were found walking around Hollywood. He is standing on the sidewalk in front of a sign that states English, “CITY ORDINANCE, HOLLYWOOD POLICE STATION, NO PARKING”. Behind him is the police station.
Date:
November 2, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Jailer John L. Uhlik leading two cows to the Hollywood Police Station, Los Angeles, 1935

Kangaroos in the Australian bush

Description:
Photograph of an illustration featuring two sets of female kangaroos and their young in the Australian bush. Caption: “A Kangaroo can’t carry more than two…” The illustration is signed, “Kuhn.” This is probably a page from a magazine or travel brochure (the shadow of a headline can be seen printed in reverse at top).
Date:
[between 1920-1965]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Kangaroos in the Australian bush

Kid Williams, ex-boxer, and S. S. Hahn, Los Angeles attorney, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Kid Williams, an ex-boxer stands behind S. S. Hahn, Los Angeles attorney. Williams has his left hand on Hahn's left shoulder, and is holding his right hand out, palm up. Hahn is smiling and reaching into his right pants pocket. Williams wears a bow tie and suit. Hahn wears a dotted tie and suit, and carries a large envelope under his left arm. An ottoman, desk, and telephone can be seen behind them.
Date:
[circa Sep 4 1935?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Kid Williams, ex-boxer, and S. S. Hahn, Los Angeles attorney, Los Angeles, 1935

Leon H. Cubberley and Gordon McDonough discuss plans for County Courthouse, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Photograph of Leon H. Cubberley, who is secretary to Secretary of the Interior Ickes (not pictured), and Gordon McDonough. They met recently to discuss the plans for the projected County Courthouse project. In their hands they hold a map of downtown Los Angeles, which reads in English “Civic Center for the City & County of Los Angeles”.
Date:
October 5, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Leon H. Cubberley and Gordon McDonough discuss plans for County Courthouse, Los Angeles, 1935

Lieutenant Commander Frank Hawks flies to Will Rogers’ memorial, Glendale, 1935

Description:
Photograph of Lieutenant Commander Frank Hawks holding a poster that features a woman surrounded by an American flag and a cowboy. The poster reads in English, “WILL ROGERS MEMORIAL FUND”. Frank is sitting in an airplane labeled “Acostia”, which he flew to the memorial of his friend, Will Rogers.
Date:
November 2, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Lieutenant Commander Frank Hawks flies to Will Rogers’ memorial, Glendale, 1935

Lucien Brunswig, F. F. Pellissier, Captain Yves Donval, and Henri Didot at a Lions Club meeting at the Biltmore, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Captain Yves Donval, commander of the French training ship, Jeanne d'Arc, conferred decorations on four Los Angeles citizens at a Lions Club meeting at the Biltmore, led by F. F. Pellissier, president of the French Chamber of Commerce of Southern California, and dairy rancher. Henri Didot, French consul, did the introductions.
Date:
January 18, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Lucien Brunswig, F. F. Pellissier, Captain Yves Donval, and Henri Didot at a Lions Club meeting at the Biltmore, Los Angeles, 1935

Materials on a table used to create a photographic advertisement for Ghirardelli chocolate bonbons

Description:
View of the materials on a table used to create a photographic advertisement for Ghirardelli chocolates: chocolate bon-bons on a wooden board and materials used to create the backdrop. The backdrop with the word "uniform" and the line of profile women making chocolates is created using 2 props: a line of women in profile cut out of a piece of paper and the work "Uniform" created with letters applied to a plate of glass. Both items are arranged so that they create a gray shadow of a piece of paper when illuminated. The wooden handle of a tool (hammer?) and 2 small boxes of photographic supplies are in the foreground. The finished result is visible in image ark no. 21198/zz002j907c .
Date:
[between 1925-1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Materials on a table used to create a photographic advertisement for Ghirardelli chocolate bonbons

Motorcycle show at the Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, 1935

Description:
Photograph of a crowd watching a man and a motorcycle on a raised wooden stage. A sign behind the man with the motorcycle reads in English, “MOTOR DROME America’s Greatest DARE DEVILS offer a new sensation in TRICK and ACROBATIC RIDING with MOTORCYCLES and AUTOS RISKING THEIR LIVES DAILY FOR NEW THRILLS AT 60 MILES PER HOUSE ON THESE STRAIGHT…” The rest of the sign is covered by the motorcycle.
Date:
September 14, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Motorcycle show at the Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, 1935

Motorman O. B. Briggs and conductor R. J. Ballinger, both of Pacific Electric Railway, 1935

Description:
Railroad motorman O. B. Briggs stands on the second stair of a railway car, arms at his sides. Conductor R. J. Ballinger has his right foot resting on the lowest stair of the railway car, right hand grasping the hand rail. Both men are in railroad uniforms and employees of Pacific Electric Railway Company.
Date:
September 2, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Motorman O. B. Briggs and conductor R. J. Ballinger, both of Pacific Electric Railway, 1935

Mrs. Clarence Crabbe, Estella Duffy, Mary Roberman, and Alice Keller watch Miss Elizabeth Morton prepare for the Debutante Derby, Santa Anita, 1935

Description:
Photograph of four women standing watching Miss Elizabeth Morton ride a hobby horse. In the background there is a sign written in English that reads “Santa Claus ENTRANCE”. The four other women watching Elizabeth are Mrs. Clarence Crabbe, Mrs. James B. Duffy Jr. (Estella Duffy), Mrs. Homer Toberman (Mary Toberman), and Reginald Keller (Alice Keller).
Date:
December 15, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Mrs. Clarence Crabbe, Estella Duffy, Mary Roberman, and Alice Keller watch Miss Elizabeth Morton prepare for the Debutante Derby, Santa Anita, 1935