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First Page of the Pridham blackmail letter and second page of the second blackmail letter, 1926

Description:
Blackmail letters addressed to R. W. Pridham, former president of the chamber of commerce. Beginning of second page of second letter: "matter. Your chauffeur played and showed no skill in driving around the block and parking in the ally way and running to the drug store with his hat off, one of us followed him around a bit, you must show more intelligence than that."
Date:
March, 1926
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
First Page of the Pridham blackmail letter and second page of the second blackmail letter, 1926

Letter from kidnap victim William Gettle to his attorney, Ernest E. Noon, May 1934 (page 2)

Description:
Gettle was kidnapped from his ranch home in Arcadia on the night of May 9th during a housewarming party, then held in a La Crescenta house by a gang consisting of three men and two women. Police foiled their ransom plot and rescued Gettle on May 14th, following clues recorded on a dictagraph placed on the telephone conversations of a suspected bank robber.
Date:
May 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Letter from kidnap victim William Gettle to his attorney, Ernest E. Noon, May 1934 (page 2)

Memorial procession for Sun Yat-sen in Chinatown, Los Angeles, 1925

Description:
On a street in Chinatown, an automobile adorned with wreaths and banners bearing messages in Chinese in the memorial procession honoring Sun Yat-sen. Men walk beside the car, one holding a pot of flowers. Wide banners are carried in front of and behind the car. Reported in "MEMORY OF SUN YAT SEN IS HONORED: Local Colony of Chinese Gather for Service in Tribute to Leader," Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 1925: A3.
Date:
April 12, 1925
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Memorial procession for Sun Yat-sen in Chinatown, Los Angeles, 1925