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Spectators watch as a fireman hoses down flames from a forest fire in the Glendale Woodlands, December 20, 1937

Description:
Spectators watch as a fireman hoses down flames from a forest fire in Glendale's Verdugo Woodlands and Rossmoyne sections. 2500 acres burned but the firemen were able to keep the blaze from damaging any of the nearby homes. Firemen battled the flames for ten hours and dealt with high winds, which made the situation more dangerous
Date:
December 20, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Spectators watch as a fireman hoses down flames from a forest fire in the Glendale Woodlands, December 20, 1937

Capt. J.H. Carter inspects a piano bench in the home of Paul A. Wright, where Wright fatally shot his wife and best friend, Glendale, November 10, 1937

Description:
Police Captain J.H. Carter inspects the piano bench where Evelyn Wright and John B. Kimmel were sitting before they were fatally shot by Evelyn's husband, Paul A. Wright. Wright confessed to shooting his wife and best friend, John Kimmel, after finding the two in an embrace on the piano bench in his home. The trial that followed was named the "white flame" trial by the press and Wright was eventually let off on an insanity plea, thanks to his lawyer, Jerry Giesler
Date:
November 10, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Capt. J.H. Carter inspects a piano bench in the home of Paul A. Wright, where Wright fatally shot his wife and best friend, Glendale, November 10, 1937

Robert W. Trowbridge examines the handgun used by Paul A. Wright to fatally shoot his wife and best friend, Glendale, November 10, 1937

Description:
Police officer Robert W. Trowbridge inspects the handgun used by Paul A. Wright to fatally shoot his wife, Evelyn, and best friend, John B. Kimmel. The gun is a Luger automatic, a German war relic. Wright confessed to shooting the pair after finding them in an embrace on the piano bench in his home. The trial that followed was named the "white flame" trial by the press and Wright was eventually let off on an insanity plea, thanks to his lawyer, Jerry Giesler
Date:
November 10, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Robert W. Trowbridge examines the handgun used by Paul A. Wright to fatally shoot his wife and best friend, Glendale, November 10, 1937

Derailed train becomes burrowed in ground in aftermath of collision, Glendale, 1935

Description:
A derailed train is burrowed shallowly in the ground in the aftermath of a railroad accident. Bystanders--men, women, and children--surround the locomotive, especially to the left of the image. The head of the train has numbers, "2451" and "76." The engineer's train car is painted with "2451." Power line towers, houses, and white picket fences are seen in the background. In the far distance, a "West Glendale" sign is present. The Southern Pacific Railroad locomotive had collided with a seven-ton sand truck on the train tracks in Glendale. A dozen people were injured, with no fatalities.
Date:
October 19, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Derailed train becomes burrowed in ground in aftermath of collision, Glendale, 1935

Spectators look on railroad wreckage, Glendale, 1935

Description:
Derailed train engine is surrounded by bystanders and railroad workers. The numbers "4355" and "76" can be seen on its front. Two railroad tracks are present, including the one the engine is derailed from. In the distance, power lines, houses, and trees can be seen. The Southern Pacific Railroad locomotive had collided with a seven-ton sand truck on the train tracks in Glendale. A dozen people were injured, with no fatalities.
Date:
October 19, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Spectators look on railroad wreckage, Glendale, 1935

Close-up of derailed engine half-buried in ground and other train cars, Glendale, 1935

Description:
Close-up of a derailed locomotive slightly buried into the ground, with train cars behind it; the outcome of a collision with a 7-ton sand truck. The locomotive is leaning at crooked angle. About a dozen bystanders are visible on the left. The number "2451" is on the front of the locomotive and the train number -- “76” -- is on each of the two indicator boards (more clearly visible on the right). In the background are power lines and mountains. The Southern Pacific Railroad locomotive had collided with a seven-ton sand truck on the train tracks in Glendale. A dozen people were injured, with no fatalities.
Date:
October 19, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Close-up of derailed engine half-buried in ground and other train cars, Glendale, 1935

Spectators look on railroad wreckage, Glendale, 1935

Description:
Several train cars lie in ruin, derailed with train parts strewn across the railroad accident site. Three men look through the wreckage while onlookers stand a short distance away. The Southern Pacific Railroad locomotive had crashed into a seven-ton truck on the tracks in Glendale. A dozen people were injured, with no fatalities.
Date:
October 19, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Spectators look on railroad wreckage, Glendale, 1935

Distant view of bystanders looking on railroad accident, Glendale, 1935

Description:
Foreground: dry, barren ground with weeds, bushes, and little other plant life. Background: Train cars and engines lie in ruin, derailed with their parts strewn across the railroad accident site. Bystanders, men and women, look on the scene of the crash. Further in the background are wooden power lines, a town, and mountains. Two train engines can be identified that were part of the locomotive: 4355 and 2451, numbers both on signage affixed to each respective engine car. Also affixed to each train engine is the number 76. To the left of the image, is a sign that reads, West Glendale. The Southern Pacific Railroad locomotive had crashed into a seven-ton truck on the tracks in Glendale. A dozen people were injured, with no fatalities.
Date:
October 19, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Distant view of bystanders looking on railroad accident, Glendale, 1935

Southern Pacific train derailed by utility truck, Glendale, 1935

Description:
Derailed train engines and other train cars in outcome of railroad collision. Dozens of bystanders are scattered around the wreckage. The train has the numbers "4355" and "76." In the immediate foreground to the right, the rear of a train car reads, "SPMW7025 [?]." In the background the landscape of a town can be seen against the backdrop of mountains. The Southern Pacific Railroad locomotive had collided with a seven-ton sand truck on the train tracks in Glendale. A dozen people were injured, with no fatalities.
Date:
October 19, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Southern Pacific train derailed by utility truck, Glendale, 1935