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

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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

Piano in the home of Paul A. Wright, where Evelyn Wright and John B. Kimmel were sitting before they were fatally shot by Paul A. Wright, Glendale, November 10, 1937

Description:
Piano bench where Evelyn Wright and John B. Kimmel were sitting before they were fatally shot by Evelyn's husband, Paul A. Wright. There appears to be a pool of blood beneath the bench. 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
Piano in the home of Paul A. Wright, where Evelyn Wright and John B. Kimmel were sitting before they were fatally shot by Paul A. Wright, Glendale, November 10, 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

Home of Paul A. Wright, who is accused of the double murder of his wife and best friend, Glendale, November 10, 1937

Description:
The home of Paul A. Wright, who is accused of the double murder of his wife, Evelyn, and best friend, John B. Kimmel. Wright confessed to shooting the pair after finding them in an embrace 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
Home of Paul A. Wright, who is accused of the double murder of 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

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

Verdugo Wash, site of one of three major flood control projects begun by the U.S. Army, Glendale, 1936

Description:
Verdugo Wash, site of one of three major flood control projects begun by the United States Army. Other projects are Compton and Ballona creeks. Project supervisors planned to give an official presentation of the plans to President Roosevelt in hopes of securing the $7,000,000-$8,000,000 needed for all three projects.
Date:
October 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Verdugo Wash, site of one of three major flood control projects begun by the U.S. Army, Glendale, 1936

Peggy McDonald, Hollywood hairstylist, attends the funeral of close friend Jean Harlow. June 9, 1937.

Description:
Peggy McDonald attends the funeral of actress Jean Harlow, who died of uremic poisoning at the age of 26. The funeral was held in the "Wee Kirk O' the Heather" chapel in the Forest Lawn Memorial cemetary in Glendale, California.Ms. McDonald befriended Harlow when they met on set, where McDonald worked as a hairdresser. She, along with three other women close to Harlow, dressed and styled the deceased actress for her funeral and subsequent burial.
Date:
June 9, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Peggy McDonald, Hollywood hairstylist, attends the funeral of close friend Jean Harlow. June 9, 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
OpenUCLA Collections
Derailed train becomes burrowed in ground in aftermath of collision, Glendale, 1935

Lawson Little tees off at Hole 2 at Oakmont Country Club during a golf tournament, Glendale, 1935

Description:
The camera looks down towards the tee of Hole 2 at Oakmont Country Club. At center, Lawson Little stands at the tee, appearing to have just teed off. He faces left and turns his back foot while resting his golf club to his shoulder. A rope lines the perimeter of the tee. On the near side of the rope, from left to right, Walter Hagen and Richard Arlen stand at right. They too face towards the left. To the left of them and directly behind Lawson, the threesome's 3 caddies stand in a row. On the far side of the rope, dozens of spectators stand, facing camera and looking towards the left. Oakmont Country Club's golf course stretches across the background.
Date:
[circa December 21, 1935]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Lawson Little tees off at Hole 2 at Oakmont Country Club during a golf tournament, Glendale, 1935

Ruben C. Navarro, Mexican Consul, and Don Francisco Castillo Najera, Mexican Ambassador to the United States, Glendale, 1936

Description:
From left to right, Mexican Consul to San Diego, Ruben C. Navarro, and Don Francisco Castillo Najera, Mexican Ambassador to the United States stand and converse with one another in the Grand Central Air Terminal's terminal. Ruben C. Navarro stands facing towards the right and Don Francisco Castillo Najera stands facing the left. He also holds a cigarette in his hand. Behind and to the right of Don Francisco Castillo Najera, his secretary, Rafael Fuentes stands in partial view along the left edge. A balcony at left and a gallery of windows line the terminal's clerestory.
Date:
[circa February 12, 1936]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Ruben C. Navarro, Mexican Consul, and Don Francisco Castillo Najera, Mexican Ambassador to the United States, Glendale, 1936

Crowd awaiting the train carrying William Edward Hickman, kidnapper and murderer, Glendale, 1927

Description:
Crowds of men, women and children gather outside of the Glendale Southern Pacific Railroad Depot, waiting to glimpse the train that carried William Edward Hickman to Los Angeles from Pendleton, Oregon, where he was held while awaiting extradition. Hickman confessed to the kidnap for ransom and murder of Marion Parker, age 12. He was executed at San Quentin, October 19, 1928.
Date:
December 27, 1927
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Crowd awaiting the train carrying William Edward Hickman, kidnapper and murderer, Glendale, 1927

Judge Frank H. Lowe turns seventy-six, Glendale, 1933

Description:
To celebrate Judge Lowe's 76th birthday he was given a mock trial that found him guilty in open court of "the unusual offense of seventy-six years of useful and worth while living, as charged by his fellow citizens." The trial was attended by a large number of attorneys, city officials and business men. His sentence was "incarceration in the grateful hearts of his fellow-citizens."
Date:
1933
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Judge Frank H. Lowe turns seventy-six, Glendale, 1933