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Handwritten letter from extortionist to Mae West, 3rd and 1st pages, 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, 3rd and 1st pages, 1935

Affidavit of John E. Considine as relates to Aimee Semple McPherson disappearance case, 1926

Description:
Handwritten sworn affidavit of John E. Considine dated August 2,1926 and taken in Monterey County. Testimony describes a woman seen by John E. Considine in Carmel. This affidavit is related to Aimee Semple McPherson's disappearance and alleged kidnapping earlier in 1926.
Date:
[circa August 3, 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Affidavit of John E. Considine as relates to Aimee Semple McPherson disappearance case, 1926

Ethelmae Brandon watches, as Chief E. L. Messinger of Hermosa Beach points out the parking regulations, Hermosa Beach, 1936

Description:
Ethelmae Brandon stand in front of a car, holding a dog on a leash. Chief E. L. Messinger holds a pad and pencil, pointing at the curb with the parking restrictions stenciled on it. He wears a badge, and his lapel has 3 stars and reads "H. P. D." His hat also has 3 stars. She wears a midi skirt, a cardigan, and a scarf tied around her neck.
Date:
January 10, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Ethelmae Brandon watches, as Chief E. L. Messinger of Hermosa Beach points out the parking regulations, Hermosa Beach, 1936

Maj. C.C. Moseley, Griffith Park Municipal Airport, Los Angeles, 1925

Description:
Major C.C. Moseley, commander of the National Guard Aero Squad, standing outside, holding a trophy engraved with the text "Los Angeles Times perpetual trophy for efficiency in flying" and "sempre diretto." Behind him is an airplane. This photograph was taken when the trophy was delivered to Moseley at the Griffith Park Municipal Airport on July 7, 1925.
Date:
July 7, 1925
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Maj. C.C. Moseley, Griffith Park Municipal Airport, Los Angeles, 1925

Dr. Walter Carter, entomologist, with Guatemalan jungle flies, Los Angeles, 1932

Description:
Dr. Walter Carter, entomologist, sits on a liner with two boxes next to his right. The boxes are filled with 1 million Guatemalan jungle flies en route to Hawaii in efforts to control a pineapple crop pest, the mealy bug. To his left is a steamer trunk standing on end, with two luggage stickers. He holds a pipe in his right hand. This was taken on the liner, Saint Teresa, in Los Angeles.
Date:
November 25, 1932
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Howe, Frank B., 1897-1963
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Dr. Walter Carter, entomologist, with Guatemalan jungle flies, Los Angeles, 1932

Bank employee and open vault at Belvedere State Bank, Belvedere Heights (Los Angeles), 1931

Description:
Employee standing in front of a deak with an open bank vault behind her in the Belvedere State Bank in East Los Angeles. At the top of the bank vault a sing reads "Belvedere State Bank." This photograph may be related to the article, "Police Trail Bank Bandits: Belvedere Robbers Sighted Near Pasadena; Gang Gets $20,000; Member Shot by Bystander," Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 1923: II1.
Date:
1923
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Bank employee and open vault at Belvedere State Bank, Belvedere Heights (Los Angeles), 1931

San Bernardino's grape fountain exhibit at the Orange County Fair, Orange County, 1926

Description:
San Bernardino's grape fountain exhibit at the Orange County Fair. At the bottom of the fountain is a sign that reads, "San Bernardino County Produces one-fourth the Citrus Crop of the State." Photo appears with the article, "Some of the High Lights at the Orange County Fair," Los Angeles Times, 19. Sep. 1926: J9.
Date:
[between September 6, 1926 to September 11, 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
San Bernardino's grape fountain exhibit at the Orange County Fair, Orange County, 1926

A young girl holding two large avocados, Orange County, 1928

Description:
A young girl holds two prize winning avocados on her lap. She is seated on a high platform with plates of avocados next to her. In the background are plants and a sign at the bottom that reads, "Tropical Fruits Grown in Orange County." Photo appears with the article, "Santa Ana's Twelfth Annual Orange County Fair is Colorful Exposition," Los Angeles Times, 05 Sep. 1928: A8.
Date:
September 04, 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
A young girl holding two large avocados, Orange County, 1928

City of Fresno exhibit at a fruit exposition, Alhambra, 1926

Description:
City of Fresno's fruit display at Alhambra's first annual fruit exposition. The display contains a circular display with different levels that hold small fruit baskets. There are four pillars around the display that are decorated with tassels at the top. In the middle of a display is a sign that reads "Memorie Fruits L.H. Fruits, Fresno." Photo appears with the article, "Alhambra's First Annual Fruit Exposition Proves Huge Success," Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 1926: A12.
Date:
[circa January 26, 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
City of Fresno exhibit at a fruit exposition, Alhambra, 1926

Entrance to Sutro Tunnel, Virginia City, Nevada, 1933

Description:
An unidentified young man or boy stands by an automobile parked outside the entrance to the Sutro Tunnel in Virginia City, Nevada. The door is propped open by a small barrel, but the entrance is blocked by metal bars. The young man is wearing a newsboy cap and overalls and has his left arm bent and left hand resting on his hip.
Date:
[circa December 10, 1933]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Entrance to Sutro Tunnel, Virginia City, Nevada, 1933

Notes written by Aimee Semple McPherson, [1926]

Description:
In 1926 evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappeared from Venice Beach in California for 5 weeks. Thought to have drowned, she emerged in Mexico, claiming to have been kidnapped. A grand jury investigation indicated that she had actually been staying with a former employee, Kenneth Ormiston. The case against McPherson was finally dismissed.
Date:
1926
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Notes written by Aimee Semple McPherson, [1926]

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

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

Affidavit of H. D. Hallenbeck, 1926

Description:
Photograph of the affidavit of H. D. Hollenbeck, dual resident of Los Angeles and Welton, Arizona, given in concurrence with Aimee Semple McPherson's disappearance/kidnapping. The document puts forward Hollenbeck's sworn account of his whereabouts from May 18, 1926 through July 10, 1926. The document is dated July 10, 1926 and is signed by both H. D. Hollenbeck and a Notary Public for the County of Los Angeles.
Date:
July 10, 1926
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Affidavit of H. D. Hallenbeck, 1926

Fay Le Gault, on trial for the murder of her husband, walking in courtroom, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Fay Le Gault walking in a courtroom. Three unidentified men are behind her. On the wall is a chalk drawing of a map and a calendar. In the foreground are chairs and a desk. This photograph was possibly taken during April 1935 when Le Gault was on trial before Superior Judge Bowron for the murder of her husband, Phillip Le Gault.
Date:
[April, 1935?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Fay Le Gault, on trial for the murder of her husband, walking in courtroom, Los Angeles, 1935

Chevrolet car, used as a getaway vehicle after three men robbed Pacific National Bank, Los Angeles, 1926

Description:
A Chevrolet car, picture taken from the front 3/4 view. The windshield is cracked with a big hole on the passenger side. It is on a dirt road. Two more cars are in the background along with some buildings. An partially obscured unidentified man stands in the foreground of the picture.
Date:
[circa September 21, 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Chevrolet car, used as a getaway vehicle after three men robbed Pacific National Bank, Los Angeles, 1926

Dorothy Oaks holds gifts for Judge Thomas P. White and Charles R. Morfoot who were working the Guttman-Sewell case, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Dorothy Oaks stands behind a table, holding gifts for Judge Thomas P. White and defense attorney Charles R. Morfoot. In her left hand, she holds up a rose lying in tissue paper in a box. By her right hand on the table, is a gift wrapped circular bundle. Judge White is being gifted a rose, while Morfoot is being gifted a cabbage.
Date:
July 10, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Dorothy Oaks holds gifts for Judge Thomas P. White and Charles R. Morfoot who were working the Guttman-Sewell case, Los Angeles, 1935

Hand-drawn diagram of Aimee Semple McPherson's escape route in the Sonoran Desert, circa 1926

Description:
Photograph of a hand-drawn diagram that depicts Aimee Semple McPherson's account of her escape from her kidnappers in Sonora, Mexico. A dotted line, representing the U.S./Mexico border, extends across the upper third of the image. Below, the Sonoran town of Agua Prieta and its surroundings are depicted. Above the dotted line, Douglas, Arizona is represented. Notations and scale markers are also included in the diagram. A compass rose sits in the upper right corner. Signatures of witnesses Jackson Bergh and Mayor (of Agua Prieta) Ernesto Boubion are in the lower left corner.
Date:
[circa 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Hand-drawn diagram of Aimee Semple McPherson's escape route in the Sonoran Desert, circa 1926

Mrs. George P. Griffith, Mabel Frankenfield, Florence O. Hunt, and Mrs. H.G. Raymond at the Children's Hospital Salvage Shop, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
Mrs. George P. Griffith, Mabel Frankenfield, Florence O. Hunt, and Mrs. H.G. Raymond stand at a counter upon which lies a pile of fabric. A calendar for March 1936 is on the back wall behind them. A shelving section with hats is behind Mrs. Raymond.
Date:
March 23, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Mrs. George P. Griffith, Mabel Frankenfield, Florence O. Hunt, and Mrs. H.G. Raymond at the Children's Hospital Salvage Shop, Los Angeles, 1936

Copy of affidavits from Lorraine Wiseman and Miss "X", 1926

Description:
Photocopy of the affidavits of Lorraine Wiseman and Miss "X" in regards to Kenneth G. Ormiston's stay in Carmel in the latter part of May, 1926 and in concurrence with Aimee Semple McPherson's kidnapping/disappearance. Both affidavits were sworn to the Notary Public in and for the county of Monterey on August 15, 1926.
Date:
[circa August 15, 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Copy of affidavits from Lorraine Wiseman and Miss "X", 1926

Frank A. Bouelle standing next to students from the Canoga Park High School Drum and Bugle Corps, Los Angeles, 1929

Description:
Frank A. Bouelle standing next to two Canoga Park High School students, one who is holding a banner pole that reads Canoga Park High School Drum and Bugle Corps 1929. The two female students are dressed in their marching band uniform. Bouelle was the superintendent of the Los Angeles City School District from February 1929 until his retirement in January 1937.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Frank A. Bouelle standing next to students from the Canoga Park High School Drum and Bugle Corps, Los Angeles, 1929

Wells J. Mosher, ex-confidential secretary to Mayor Porter, and his lawyer, Charles Ostrom, Los Angeles, 1932

Description:
Wells J. Mosher (left) and Charles W. Ostrom stand next to each other in a hallway. To the right of Ostrom is a wall calendar and a locked door. Behind them are a table and a radiator. On the wall behind them are several framed portraits, a sticker (?) portrait, and a sign for a barbecue. Mosher wears a suit, jacket unbuttoned, and had his hands crossed in front of him, holding a light-colored hat. A pencil and a pair of glasses is in his jacket pocket. Ostrom wears a tweed suit, jacket also unbuttoned, and has his hands clasped behind his back.
Date:
[July 7, 1932]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Wells J. Mosher, ex-confidential secretary to Mayor Porter, and his lawyer, Charles Ostrom, Los Angeles, 1932

J. L. Nickell prepares Harriet Hunter for fingerprinting, Chief H. H. Mueller stands nearby, San Fernando, 1936

Description:
Police chief H. H. Mueller stands holding and looking at a sheet of paper in his right hand. Harriet Hunter stands smiling at the camera while J. L. Nickell holds her right hand is both of his to take her fingerprints. Below her hand is a plate for inking. An ink roller lies parallel to the plate. Also on the desk is a corked bottle and a ROI-TAN cigar box. A rotary phone is on the next table over.
Date:
February 2, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
J. L. Nickell prepares Harriet Hunter for fingerprinting, Chief H. H. Mueller stands nearby, San Fernando, 1936