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Kidnapping victim William F. Gettle's four children, after their father's safe return home. Circa May 15, 1934.

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Kidnapping victim William F. Gettle's four children Bobby, Betty, Jimmy, and Billy pose for a photograph after their father's safe return home. Circa May 15, 1934.William F. Gettle, Beverly Hills millionaire, was kidnapped from the grounds of his Arcadia ranch home during a housewarming party on the eve of May 9th. The kidnapping attracted a great deal of attention in the community, with Mrs. Gettle even addressing the kidnappers through the pages of the Los Angeles Times. The kidnappers demanded a $60,000 ransom for the return of Gettle, which Mrs. Gettle agreed to pay. However, before the ransom was paid, two detectives of the LAPD, Chester Burris and H.P. Gearhardt, broke the case after installing a dictaphone in the home of a bank robbery suspect. Information from the dictaphone led them to a La Crescenta home where Gettle was held. He was returned, unharmed, to his family on the eve of May 14th.
Date:
[circa May 15, 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Kidnapping victim William F. Gettle's four children, after their father's safe return home. Circa May 15, 1934.

Spectators read the paper at the Santa Anita racetrack, February 22, 1937.

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Spectators at a $50,000 Derby day at the Santa Anita racetrack on February 22, 1937. The crowd in attendance was estimated at 45,000 spectators. Twenty-three horses raced that day, beating out the Kentucky Derby's record of twenty-two starting horses at that time. The $50,000 purse was won by the horse Fairy Hill.
Date:
February 22, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Spectators read the paper at the Santa Anita racetrack, February 22, 1937.

Mrs. A. Julliard Hall, Mrs. Oscar C. Wilcox, Mrs. Priestly A. Horton, and Mrs. Glynn C. Ellsworth, Los Angeles, circa 1940

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Mrs. A. Julliard Hall, Mrs. Oscar C. Wilcox, Mrs. Priestly A. Horton, and Mrs. Glynn C. Ellsworth standing around a small table in an otherwise empty room. Mrs. Hall is recording secretary for the Wilshire Woman's Club. Mrs. Horton and Mrs. Ellsworth are members of the Ebell Club. Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Horton are shaking hands across the table.
Date:
[1940]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Mrs. A. Julliard Hall, Mrs. Oscar C. Wilcox, Mrs. Priestly A. Horton, and Mrs. Glynn C. Ellsworth, Los Angeles, circa 1940