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Signs hanging on a tree at the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park, Long Beach, 1938

Description:
Signs hanging on a tree at the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park. One sign reads, "buy badges help-pay expenses" and the other reads, "program at the band stand...o'clock." A man stands next to the tree wearing a hat. There are other trees and people in the background and a stone object at the right.
Date:
August 13, 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Signs hanging on a tree at the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park, Long Beach, 1938

Hebard West and Josephine Cover pose for a photograph by a tent, Crestline, 1938

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Henry Hebard West, Jr. and Josephine Cover standing in front of a tent in camp at Crestline. H. H. West, Jr. has one hand to his hip and other other resting on Josephine's shoulder. His gaze is cast upwards. Josephine hangs her arms to her sides and tilts her head to look towards the camera. A tent stands behind them on the right. A folding chair is behind H. H. at left.
Date:
1938
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Hebard West and Josephine Cover pose for a photograph by a tent, Crestline, 1938

H. H. West, Jr. and Jane Sage pose on the front lawn of the Siemsen residence, Glendale, 1938

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Jr. and Jane Sage standing on the lawn in front of the Siemsen's residence in Glendale. Jane Sage stands in the center of the image. She looks to the camera with her hands in her coat pockets. H. H. West, Jr. stands to the left of her. He poses with a hand on his hip and gazes past the camera. They stand on the lawn in front of a window at the Siemsen home. A tree stands in front of the house and behind Jane on the right.
Date:
December, 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West, Jr. and Jane Sage pose on the front lawn of the Siemsen residence, Glendale, 1938

Dorothea and Richard Siemsen stand in the front yard of their house, Glendale, about 1938

Description:
H. H. West's grandchildren, Dorothea and Richard, stand in the front yard of their house. Richard holds a ball. Dorothea has her hand on her brother's back. She wears a sweater over a floral print dress. The front porch is visible behind them with the number "1811" posted on it.
Date:
About 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Dorothea and Richard Siemsen stand in the front yard of their house, Glendale, about 1938

Siemsen family home at 1811 Los Encinos Avenue, Glendale, about 1938

Description:
Siemsen family home at 1811 Los Encinos Avenue. Alfred Siemsen was the husband of H. H. West's daughter, Elizabeth. There are people standing on the front lawn of the house. A neighboring house is visible at the right. There are cars parked at the left. Mountains are in the background.
Date:
About 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Siemsen family home at 1811 Los Encinos Avenue, Glendale, about 1938

Cook stove producing smoke at the Siemsen camp, Lake Arrowhead vicinity, 1938

Description:
Photograph of the cook stove billowing smoke from its stovepipe at the Siemsen camp near Lake Arrowhead. The stove is at center and sits in a concrete encasing that is built into the ground. The stovepipe rises from the left side of the stove and billows smoke. A few tree branches sit on the ground behind the stove. In the background, from left to right, are: a tent (partial view), a car, two people walking and another cook stove.
Date:
September 4, 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Cook stove producing smoke at the Siemsen camp, Lake Arrowhead vicinity, 1938

Two men look at a register at the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park, Long Beach, 1938

Description:
Two men look at a register at the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park. The register is hanging on a tree. Both men wear hats. The man at the left is reaching up to the register. The man on the right wears a jacket and has a paper in his pocket. There are other people and trees in the background.
Date:
August 13, 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Two men look at a register at the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park, Long Beach, 1938

People meddling with a dinghy on the shore, Newport Beach, 1938

Description:
Photograph of a group of 5 people gathered at the shore around a dinghy on the water's edge. The boat and the group are at center. A woman stands on the shore in front of the bow. A man stands at the water's edge and another man stands in the dinghy as both try to fiddle with the sail. A boy walks in the water, passing in front of the boat with his back to the camera. Another man lies in the boat. The shoreline extends up the right side of the image. Beachgoers and boats can be seen in the water in the background. Buildings line a shoreline in the distance.
Date:
August 20, 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
People meddling with a dinghy on the shore, Newport Beach, 1938

Dottie Siemsen and Jane Sage on the front lawn of the Siemsen home, Glendale, 1938

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Dottie (Dorothea) Siemsen and Jane Sage in the front yard of the Siemsen family home in Glendale. Dottie walks towards the left and turns her head to the general vicinity of the camera. Meanwhile, Jane stands at center and holds a jacket (presumably Dottie's). A large tree stands to the right of Jane and blocks the corner of the Siemsen house. A car (partial view) is parked behind Dottie at left.
Date:
December, 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Dottie Siemsen and Jane Sage on the front lawn of the Siemsen home, Glendale, 1938

Jane Sage and H. H. West, Jr. stand on the front lawn of the Siemsen residence, Glendale, 1938

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Jane Sage and H. H. West, Jr. standing on the front lawn of the Siemsen residence in Glendale. Jane stands at center with her hands in her coat pockets as she looks to the camera. H. H. West, Jr. stands slightly behind her and to the right. He gazes off towards the left. A tree stands directly behind them. At right, the front side of the Siemsen residence is visible. A car (partial view) is parked behind them on the left. Mountains rise in the distance at left.
Date:
December, 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Jane Sage and H. H. West, Jr. stand on the front lawn of the Siemsen residence, Glendale, 1938

H. H. West, Jr. and Jane Sage stand on the front lawn of the Siemsen home, Glendale, 1938

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, H. H. West, Jr. and Jane Sage in the front yard of the Siemsen family home in Glendale. H. H. West, Jr. is hunched over at left trying to adjust his clothes. His jacket is half on as he hikes up a pant leg. Meanwhile, Jane stands at center and looks in the general direction of the camera. A large tree stands to the right of Jane and blocks the corner of the Siemsen house. A car (partial view) is parked behind H. H. at left.
Date:
December, 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West, Jr. and Jane Sage stand on the front lawn of the Siemsen home, Glendale, 1938

Newton and Paradine Butler, brother sister, who traveled with the Butler Train in 1853, photograph copied 1935-1942

Description:
George Miller West travelled with the Butler (wagon) Train, (organized by the Butler family, members of the Disciples of Christ Church) from Monmouth, Illinois to Polk County, Oregon in 1853. West made the journey to mine in Oregon and California. He wrote a memoir relating incidents of crossing the plains to Oregon and his experiences in the goldfields of southern Oregon and northern California. The memoir was prepared in the form of a 49-page typescript by his son, H. H. West, who distributed the memoir to several libraries and archives, along with copied photographs of members of the Butler Train and one or two mining associates. The photographs were collected by H. H. West from about 1935 to 1942.
Date:
[copy, between 1935-1942]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Newton and Paradine Butler, brother sister, who traveled with the Butler Train in 1853, photograph copied 1935-1942

Betty Barbara Gordon standing next to her father's truck, Lake Arrowhead vicinity, 1938

Description:
Photograph of Betty Barbara Gordon posing for a picture while standing next to the rear end of her father's (M. [Max] Gordon) truck. The truck (partial view) is on the right side of the photograph and she stands to the left of it and looks directly to the camera. Just the back end of the truck is visible. Printed on the vehicle's rear doors is, "SUNNY COAST baking co." A license plate sits above the left tail light. It reads, "CAL 1938 PCN 86 87". A picnic table sits behind Betty. Trees are also visible in the distance at left.
Date:
September 4, 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Betty Barbara Gordon standing next to her father's truck, Lake Arrowhead vicinity, 1938

Boys and girls gather around the camp pump, Lake Arrowhead vicinity, 1938

Description:
About three older boys and three older girls stand atop a concrete slab and gather around a pump extending upwards from the slab. Two of the boys are bent over by the pump and another stands in front of them on the left. Dawn Radley and Helen Head are two of the girls in the photograph. A small girl sits on the front edge of the slab with her back to the camera. They are surrounded by trees. A tent is pitched behind the group at center. A car is parked behind trees on the left.
Date:
September 4, 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Boys and girls gather around the camp pump, Lake Arrowhead vicinity, 1938

Ralph Hiatt holds a sign at the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park, Long Beach, 1938

Description:
Ralph Hiatt holds a sign at the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park. The sign reads, "Montgomery." Hiatt wears a hat. There is another man facing the camera and another man with his back to the camera at the left. There are other people and trees in the background. The image is blurry.
Date:
August 13, 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Ralph Hiatt holds a sign at the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park, Long Beach, 1938

H. H. West Jr. and Josephine Covert stand in front of the West's house, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
H. H. West Jr. and Josephine Covert stand in front of the West's house. He wears a shirt with a wide collar, as well as a hat and jacket. He has a hand in his pocket and an arm on her shoulder. She wears a dress that is belted at the waist and a necklace with a cross on it. The West's porch is at the left. There is a large palm tree in the background. There are also other trees, houses, cars, and a utility pole with wires overhead.
Date:
June 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West Jr. and Josephine Covert stand in front of the West's house, Los Angeles, 1938

Margaret Deming, Jack Von Posch, Jane Deming and H. H. West, Jr. pose in front of the Deming home, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Margaret Deming, Jack Von Posch, Jane Deming and H. H. West, Jr. posing in front of the Deming family's home on Locke Avenue. The group stands at center in the driveway that abuts the right side of the house. Margaret Deming stands leftmost. Her arms cross in front of her as she tilts her head back and to the left with eyes closed. Behind and to the right of her, Jack Von Posch stands. He wraps an arm around both Margaret and Jane as he gazes off towards the left. Jane Deming stands in front and to the right of Jack. She looks to the camera as she crosses her arms in front of her. At right, H. H. West, Jr. stands facing slightly left. He places his hands in his trouser pockets and looks off to the left. The driveway stretches behind them on angle from the lower left corner and back towards the right. Behind the group and to the left of the driveway, the Deming house stands. The bungalow is viewed at an angle from the front and the side. A porch spans the entire width of the front of the home. A low-pitched dormer sits atop the roof. About 3-4 windows line the right side of the house. A garage peeks from behind the right side of the house.
Date:
January 8, 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Margaret Deming, Jack Von Posch, Jane Deming and H. H. West, Jr. pose in front of the Deming home, Los Angeles, 1938

H. H. West Jr. and Josephine Covert stand in front of the West's house, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
H. H. West Jr. and Josephine Covert stand in front of the West's house. He wears a shirt with a wide collar, as well as a hat and jacket. He has a hand in his jacket pocket. She wears a dress that is belted at the waist and a necklace with a cross on it. There is a large palm tree in the background. There are also other trees, houses, cars, and a utility pole with wires overhead.
Date:
June 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West Jr. and Josephine Covert stand in front of the West's house, Los Angeles, 1938

H. H. West stands in front of his house wearing his Shriners fez, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
H. H. West stands in front of his house wearing his Shriners fez. He wears a suit and has a pin on his lapel and a watch chain hanging on his vest. His hand is in his pocket. The words "Al Malaikah" are on the fez, along with an insignia. The porch steps are visible at the left. There are other houses, trees, and cars in the background.
Date:
June 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West stands in front of his house wearing his Shriners fez, Los Angeles, 1938

H. H. West stands in front of his house wearing his Shriners fez, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
H. H. West stands in front of his house wearing his Shriners fez. He wears a suit and has a pin on his lapel and a watch chain hanging on his vest. The words "Al Malaikah" are on the fez, along with an insignia. The porch steps are visible at the left. There are other houses, trees, and cars in the background.
Date:
June 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West stands in front of his house wearing his Shriners fez, Los Angeles, 1938

Attendees of the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park look at a sign posted on a tree, Long Beach, 1938

Description:
Attendees of the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park look at a sign posted on a tree. The woman closest to the tree holds a pair of glasses in one hand. The woman behind her wears a hat and carries a coat over her arm. A man at the right holds an object to his mouth. There are other people in the background as well as other trees, including one that has a sign posted on it.
Date:
August 13, 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Attendees of the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park look at a sign posted on a tree, Long Beach, 1938

Attendees of the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park look at a sign posted on a tree, Long Beach, 1938

Description:
Attendees of the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park look at a sign posted on a tree. The men wear hats and a man at the right wears glasses and smokes a pipe. Another man is visible at the left of the tree on which the sign is posted. There are other people and trees in the background.
Date:
August 13, 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Attendees of the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park look at a sign posted on a tree, Long Beach, 1938

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

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

Louis B. Mayer, Rabbi Edgar F. Magnin, and Bishop Bertrand Stevens at the Biltmore Hotel for a meeting concerning fund raising for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, Los Angeles, December 12, 1938

Description:
From left to right: film producer Louis B. Mayer, Rabbi Edgar F. Magnin, and Bishop Bertrand Stevens in the luncheon room at the Biltmore Hotel where 400 leading Californians had gathered to discuss the campaign to raise funds for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Mr. Mayer spoke at the meeting saying, "this battle is not for greed or power, but for human good without distinction of race or creed" and acknowledged the presence of Rabbi Magnin and Bishop Stevens (among others) as a sign that we live in a "land where men of different faiths combine to aid humanity"
Date:
December 12, 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Louis B. Mayer, Rabbi Edgar F. Magnin, and Bishop Bertrand Stevens at the Biltmore Hotel for a meeting concerning fund raising for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, Los Angeles, December 12, 1938

Louis B. Mayer, Rabbi Edgar F. Magnin, and Bishop Bertrand Stevens at the Biltmore Hotel for a meeting concerning fund raising for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, Los Angeles, December 12, 1938

Description:
From left to right: film producer Louis B. Mayer, Rabbi Edgar F. Magnin, and Bishop Bertrand Stevens in the luncheon room at the Biltmore Hotel where 400 leading Californians had gathered to discuss the campaign to raise funds for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Mr. Mayer spoke at the meeting saying, "this battle is not for greed or power, but for human good without distinction of race or creed" and acknowledged the presence of Rabbi Magnin and Bishop Stevens (among others) as a sign that we live in a "land where men of different faiths combine to aid humanity"
Date:
December 12, 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Louis B. Mayer, Rabbi Edgar F. Magnin, and Bishop Bertrand Stevens at the Biltmore Hotel for a meeting concerning fund raising for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, Los Angeles, December 12, 1938

Carl Miller, a juror for the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Mr. Carl Miller, center, paper box worker and resident of Bell, California. Miller is photographed serving as a juror for the "White Flame" double homicide trial of aviation executive Paul A. Wright.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.
Date:
[between January 17-February 16, 1938]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Carl Miller, a juror for the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, Los Angeles, 1938

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.
Date:
[between January 17-February 18, 1938]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Accused murderer Paul A. Wright on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1938

Carl Miller, a juror for the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Mr. Carl Miller, center, paper box worker and resident of Bell, California. Miller is photographed serving as a juror for the "White Flame" double homicide trial of aviation executive Paul A. Wright.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.
Date:
[between January 17-February 16, 1938]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Carl Miller, a juror for the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, Los Angeles, 1938

Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.
Date:
[between January 17-February 18, 1938]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in court, Los Angeles, 1938

William A. Dessert, juror at the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
William A. Dessert, juror at the Paul A. Wright "white flame" double murder trial. Wright is accused of shooting his wife, Evelyn, and best friend, John B. Kimmel, after allegedly finding the two in an embrace on a piano bench in his home. Wright was ultimately found not guilty by reason of temporary insanity.
Date:
between January 13 and February 17, 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
William A. Dessert, juror at the murder trial of Paul A. Wright, Los Angeles, 1938