Genre: news photographs / Names: Crawford, Rheba, 1898-1966 / Subject: People - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Description:: Rheba Crawford with her attorney Joseph Fainer and others, including Willedd Andrews, attorney for Aimee McPherson Semple. Crawford had been dismissed from her post of associate pastor of Angelus Temple by Aimee Semple McPherson, an action which she contested due to specifications in her contract. Crawford is dead center, with Joseph Fainer to her right.
Date:: [circa November 18, 1936]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Ray Splivalo and Harriet Jordon sit with Rheba Crawford during the preliminary trial for her criminal libel case. Crawford accused Dan McNally, editor, and Jonathan Perkins, writer of criminal libel. Crawford was known as the "Angel of Broadway" due to her Salvation Army work in New York City. She was an associate of Aimee Semple McPherson and served as the director of the State Department of Social Welfare.
Date:: September 06, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Connected to Los Angeles Times article, February 4, 1933, R.F.C. Loan Assures Jobs for Army of Workers, Total of 25,000 Must Be Provided With Employment Under Terms of Relief Granted County. Jobs will be found for 25,000 men on public work in Los Angeles county … announcement yesterday by Chairman Shaw of the Board of Supervisors … notification came from Mrs. Rheba Crawford Splivalo, head of the State Department of Social Welfare … the first allotment of $250,000 will be available in Los Angeles Monday … they then named George F. Cuthbert to serve as co-ordinator …
Date:: February 3, 1933
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Members of the Angelus Temple Roberta Semple, daughter of pastor Aimee Semple McPherson, Rheba Crawford, assistant pastor, and Harriet Jordan, business manager, await the return of their pastor Aimee Semple McPherson from her world tour. From left to right, Roberta Semple, Rheba Crawford, and Harriet Jordan.
Date:: [circa June 20, 1935]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Members of the Angelus Temple Roberta Semple, daughter of pastor Aimee Semple McPherson, Rheba Crawford, assistant pastor, Harriet Jordan, business manager await the return of their pastor Aimee Semple McPherson from her world tour. Jacob Moidel, McPherson's attorney, indicates what is possibly a legal document with his pen. From left to right, Robert Semple, Harriet Jordan, Rheba Crawford, and Jacob Moidel.
Date:: [circa June 20, 1935]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Famed evangelist Aimee McPherson (right) and former head of the State Department of Social Welfare Rheba Crawford (left) embracing. Crawford had recently given up her post at the State Department to become an associate pastor with McPherson at Angelus Temple.
Date:: [circa June 27, 1934]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Famed evangelist Aimee McPherson (left) and former head of the State Department of Social Welfare Rheba Crawford (right) link arms in front of a crowd. A train is visible in the background. Crawford had recently given up her post at the State Department to become an associate pastor with McPherson at Angelus Temple.
Date:: [circa June 27, 1934]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Evangelist Rheba Crawford with her attorney. Crawford was bringing a libel suit against editor Dan McNally and writer Jonathan Perkins.
Date:: [circa September 1935]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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