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Boy Scout Troop 76 poses for a group photograph before leaving for home, Big Pines vicinity, winter 1934

Description:
Photograph of Boy Scouts of America Troop 76 posing for a group photograph at the Big Pines Boy Scout Camp before readying to leave for home. The group is split into two rows; the front row kneels and the back row stands. Nine people kneel in the front row, including: H. H. West (leftmost, front row), H. H. West, Jr. (4th from the left, front row) and Dudley Nichols (6th from the left, front row). Eighteen boys stand in the back row, including: Ed Saxton (leftmost, back row) and Frank Willis (6th from left, back row). The group poses for the photograph in a wintry landscape. Trees occupy the background behind them on the right and it appears that Jackson Lake may be behind them on the left.
Date:
winter 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Boy Scout Troop 76 poses for a group photograph before leaving for home, Big Pines vicinity, winter 1934

Visitors to Jackson Lake put on ice skates and skate on the frozen lake, Big Pines vicinity, 1934

Description:
In the foreground of this photograph, five people sit at the end of a long wood-planked bench as they put on ice skates. The bench extends from the lower-right corner towards the center of the photograph into Jackson Lake. A few people skating on Jackson Lake can be seen beyond the group in the foreground. A boy on the left walks on the icy lake towards the camera. A boy behind him and to the right stands on the ice. Another person at center bends over to tie their skate's laces and to the right of them, three others skate on the lake. In the far distance, a large pine tree rises up just behind the lake at center and extends out of the frame. A roadway sloping down to the right runs horizontally behind it and trees on the ridge beyond the road rise up in the background.
Date:
winter 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Visitors to Jackson Lake put on ice skates and skate on the frozen lake, Big Pines vicinity, 1934

H. H. West Jr. poses with his step-mother, Mertie West, while wearing his Boy Scouts uniform, Los Angeles, about 1934

Description:
H. H. West Jr. poses with his step-mother, Mertie West, while wearing his Boy Scouts uniform. West has an arm over Mrs. West's shoulders. He wears tall socks, a sash, and kerchief. Mrs. West wears a hat and a skirt. There are houses and trees behind them.
Date:
[about 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West Jr. poses with his step-mother, Mertie West, while wearing his Boy Scouts uniform, Los Angeles, about 1934

H. H. West, Jr. leans next to the old log cabin at the Big Pines Boy Scout Camp, Big Pines, 1934

Description:
Photograph of H. H. West, Jr. casually leaning against an old log cabin at the Big Pines Boy Scout Camp. H. H. stands to the right of the log cabin with his legs crossed as he leans against the cabin with his elbow resting on a log and his head resting on his hand. The cabin extends from where H. H. stands all the way to the left side of the photograph. A patch of snow sits atop its pitched roof, which is missing a few shingles. Trees litter the background and snow covers the ground in the foreground.
Date:
winter 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West, Jr. leans next to the old log cabin at the Big Pines Boy Scout Camp, Big Pines, 1934

Big Pines Boy Scout Camp, viewed from among the trees in the hills, Big Pines vicinity, 1934

Description:
Photograph of the snow-covered Big Pines Boy Scout Camp. In the foreground, snow blankets the ground. At right, a cluster of footprints in the snow radiate outward in different directions. Beyond the footprints, piles of snow that appears to have been plowed or shoveled clutter the ground. A person walks across the wintry landscape, just right-of-center in the distance. In the background, a couple of camp structures sit in the middle of the image at the base of a few hillsides covered in trees.
Date:
winter 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Big Pines Boy Scout Camp, viewed from among the trees in the hills, Big Pines vicinity, 1934

Frank Willis, Dudley Nichols and H. H. West, Jr. throwing snowballs at Big Pines Boy Scout Camp, Big Pines vicinity, 1934

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Frank Willis, Dudley Nichols and H. H. West, Jr. as all three boys stand with snowballs in hand and their arms drawn back, ready to throw. Frank Willis is the tallest and is in motion to throw the snowball. Dudley Nichols stands center and is slightly turned to the left as he prepares to throw. H. H. Jr. has one arm draped over Dudley's shoulder and in his other hand he readies to throw a snowball. They stand in front of a camp building. The building extends from the left and ends on the far right of the photograph. It has a window on the far left and far right; another window seems obscured behind the trio of boys. A smokestack rises out of the top of the building towards its center. Another boy stands beyond and to the right of the group of three. He cups a snowball in both hands and looks off to the left. Beyond him, a man leans against the corner of the building and is turned away from the camera towards the right. Power lines run horizontally across the photograph above the building.
Date:
winter 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Frank Willis, Dudley Nichols and H. H. West, Jr. throwing snowballs at Big Pines Boy Scout Camp, Big Pines vicinity, 1934

Boys line up at noon and wait for the door to open to the dining room at Big Pines Boy Scout Camp, Big Pines vicinity, 1934

Description:
Photograph of boys gathering and lining up near the door to the dining hall, waiting for it to open for lunch at the Big Pines Boy Scout Camp. Boys congregate near the center of the image as they are grouped near the door to the dining hall. The dining hall extends from the center of the photograph and continues out of frame on left. The door is just left-of-center with a cow skull hanging over the door frame. A stand pipe attached to the hall rises above the right-most window of the building. In the background on the right, two additional camp buildings cascade down the slope side. A few cars are parked in the snow in front of them. Trees rise up in the background behind the dining hall and a couple of power lines run overhead as well.
Date:
winter 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Boys line up at noon and wait for the door to open to the dining room at Big Pines Boy Scout Camp, Big Pines vicinity, 1934

District Attorney Buron Fitts and his sister Mrs. Berthal Gregory appear with their attorneys, Los Angeles, 1934

Description:
District attorney Buron Fitts and his sister Mrs. Berthal Gregory appear with their attorneys Joseph Scott and Jerry Giesler to contend the charges of perjury brought against them by the grand jury. From left to right, standing, Buron Fitts, Joseph Scott, Mrs. Berthal Gregory, and Jerry Giesler.
Date:
[circa November 2, 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
District Attorney Buron Fitts and his sister Mrs. Berthal Gregory appear with their attorneys, Los Angeles, 1934

Law enforcement officials George Fisher, Elizabeth Fiske, and J.W. Buckley surrounded by bags of food, Los Angeles, circa 1930

Description:
Law enforcement officials George Fisher (Lieutenant), Elizabeth Fiske (City Mother Policewomen), and J.W. Buckley (Patrolman) surrounded by bags filled with food goods, including Bagdad Coffee. Elizabeth Fiske was with LAPD from 1929-1964 and served on the City Mothers Bureau, a crime prevention division of LAPD staffed entirely by policewomen.
Date:
1930s?
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Law enforcement officials George Fisher, Elizabeth Fiske, and J.W. Buckley surrounded by bags of food, Los Angeles, circa 1930

Ramsdell Avenue after flood, La Crescenta-Montrose, 1934

Description:
In November 1933, wildfires raged through the San Gabriel Mountains above the Crescenta Valley. In late December, a series of storms dropped 12 inches of rain. On New Year's Eve, heavy rains led to sporadic flooding. Around midnight, mountain hillsides collapsed sending millions of tons of mud into the Crescenta Valley neighborhoods below. More than 400 homes were destroyed in La Cañada, La Crescenta, Montrose and Tujunga. Scores of people were killed, and hundreds were left homeless.
Date:
January 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Ramsdell Avenue after flood, La Crescenta-Montrose, 1934

William F. Gettle, Beverly Hills millionaire, is reunited with his children after his kidnapping, Beverly Hills, 1934

Description:
William F. Gettle, kidnapping victim, is reunited with his four children (twins Betty and Bobby, and sons Billy and Jimmy) upon his homecoming.Gettle, Beverly Hills millionaire and businessman, was kidnapped from the grounds of his Arcadia ranch home during a 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:
May 14, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
William F. Gettle, Beverly Hills millionaire, is reunited with his children after his kidnapping, Beverly Hills, 1934

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

Description:
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.

Tree planting ceremony honoring Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, April 20th, 1934.

Description:
Trees are planted to honor Los Angeles's patron of music, and as part of a ceremony marking the end of a series of concerts by the Los Angeles Philharmonic as led by conductor Otto Klemperer. The trees planted were nine eugenia trees, planted in a semi-circle around the statue of Beethoven in Pershing Square, as a represtentation of his Ninth Symphony.Pictured from left to right are Klemperer, Mayor Shaw, and John Smallman, founder of the Smallman Oratorio Society.
Date:
April 20, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Tree planting ceremony honoring Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, April 20th, 1934.

Sidney T. Graves, former L.A. County Supervisor, awaiting imprisonment in San Quentin.

Description:
A photograph of Sidney T. Graves as he awaited transfer from the Los Angeles County Jail to San Quentin Penitentiary. Graves was convicted of bribery a year before, after accepting a sum of $80,000 in connection with the high San Gabriel dam project. At that time, Graves had been a county Supervisor. He was sentenced to one to fourteen years imprisonment for his crime.The other men in the photo are unidentified. Graves is seated, right.
Date:
March 30, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Sidney T. Graves, former L.A. County Supervisor, awaiting imprisonment in San Quentin.

Motion picture actress Lila Lee's stolen jewelry.

Description:
Jewelry stolen from motion picture actress Lila Lee by her former chauffeur, Robert Lewis. Lewis entered into Lee's home via a key he knew to be hidden on the back porch and stole the jewelry, worth a total of $10,000 (in 1934 dollars). Lewis was apprehended while trying to sell a ruby and platinum ring at a pawn shop for $3. When Lee was notified that her former chauffeur was in custody and her jewelry had been recovered, she was on set and had no knowledge the theft had taken place. February 16, 1934.
Date:
February 16, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Motion picture actress Lila Lee's stolen jewelry.

Louis Rude Payne, with father Lucius Payne at his side, at his inquest for the murder of his mother and brother. June 6, 1934.

Description:
Louis Payne covers his face with his hands and his hankerchief at his inquest, with father Lucius F. Payne at his side.Louis Rude Payne, 21 years of age, used a camping axe to kill his mother, Carrie L. Payne, and 15-year-old brother Robert in their Westwood mansion home. Louis R. Payne turned himself in for the killings of his mother and brother four to five days after their deaths, at a Huntington Beach police station. When he turned himself in, detectives found on his person both a letter and a telegram addressed to his father Lucius Payne, a St. Louis businessman, confessing to the crime, apologizing for his actions, and explaning that he did not know what impulse it was that drove him to the murders.Payne was convicted of the two murders, but found to be insane at the time of the crimes. He was confined to psychiatric treatment at the Mendocino State Hospital at Talmadge, in Mendocino County, CA. His father stood by him throughout his trial and conviction.
Date:
June 6, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Louis Rude Payne, with father Lucius Payne at his side, at his inquest for the murder of his mother and brother. June 6, 1934.

Kidnappers of William F. Gettle plead guilty to his abduction, Los Angeles, 1934.

Description:
The kidnappers of William F. Gettle plead guilty to his abduction. From left to right standing between their lawyers, they are Roy A. Williams, Larry Kerrigan (real name Loren W. Feltus) and James F. Kirk. Gettle, wealthy Beverly Hills businessman, 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:
May 15, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Kidnappers of William F. Gettle plead guilty to his abduction, Los Angeles, 1934.

William F. Gettle's kidnappers leave the L.A. county courthouse after being charged with the crime of extortion through the mails. May 28, 1934.

Description:
William F. Gettle's three kidnappers, Larry Kerrigan (center left, in dark hat), James F. Kirk (at Kerrigan's left) and Roy A. Williams (at Williams' left) leave the Los Angeles County court house. The trio had pled guilty to the kidnapping of William F. Gettle, wealthy Beverly Hills businessman, and received life sentences at San Quentin penitentiary. However, they were then charged with the crime of attempted extortion through the mails. If convicted of said crime, they would lose the possibility of parole. May 28, 1934.
Date:
May 28, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
William F. Gettle's kidnappers leave the L.A. county courthouse after being charged with the crime of extortion through the mails. May 28, 1934.

Photographs of William F. Gettle, likely used in connection to his kidnapping case, circa May 9, 1934.

Description:
Photographs of businessman and millionaire William F. Gettle, likely used in relation to his kidnapping case of May 9-14, 1934. Gettle was kidnapped from the grounds of his Arcadia ranch home during a 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 9, 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Photographs of William F. Gettle, likely used in connection to his kidnapping case, circa May 9, 1934.

Officer Frank E. Walker provides his signature on a document with Deputy District Attorney Howard R. Hinshaw present, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:
Officer Frank E. Walker provides his signature on a document with Deputy District Attorney Howard R. Hinshaw present. This may be related to a shooting where Mr. Walker's wife was shot and killed by Gladys Carter, wife of Deputy Sheriff Archie Carter. Mrs. Walker lived with the deputy and his wife.
Date:
1930s
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Officer Frank E. Walker provides his signature on a document with Deputy District Attorney Howard R. Hinshaw present, Los Angeles, 1930s