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Alleged blackmailer George Wallace, alias Robert M. Nixon, with U.S. Marshal William S. Sweeney, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
George Wallace (alias Robert M. Nixon) with U.S. Marshal William S. Sweeney. Wallace is accused of blackmailing lawyer and horse owner Neil S. McCarthy. McCarthy received four letters, allegedly from Wallace, threatening to maim his race horses with poisoned-needle darts if he didn’t pay up. Wallace testified that he had written the letters, but he had been acting on behalf of a gang of “tough eggs” that were behind the scheme.
Date:
[February 14, 1940]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Alleged blackmailer George Wallace, alias Robert M. Nixon, with U.S. Marshal William S. Sweeney, Los Angeles, 1940

Murder suspect Robert S. James sitting on the witness stand with a plan of his house behind him, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
Robert S. James sitting in the witness stand with a plan of his home behind him. An unidentified man is visible in front of him. He was most likely testifying in his own defense for the murder trial of his wife Mary Emma James. He purportedly had an affair with his niece, which spurred him to tie down his wife and have a rattlesnake bite her, and then later drown her in their fish pond. He was supposedly helped by his friend, ex-sailor Charles H. Hope, who was also charged with murder.
Date:
[circa May 1936]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Murder suspect Robert S. James sitting on the witness stand with a plan of his house behind him, Los Angeles, 1936

Dick Russell signing the speeding ticket he received from police officer Dick Barlow during a planned race to demonstrate the importance of following traffic laws, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Dick Russell signing the speeding ticket he received from police officer Dick Barlow during a planned race between an automobile and a bus. The race was part of a "Don't be April fools, obey Traffic rules" campaign to prove that safe driving always prospers. Russell sped and disobeyed traffic laws in the automobile and almost beat safe driver Frank Lampley's bus full of Chamber of Commerce ladies, until the officer intervened. Russell is holding the Dunce cap he was obliged to wear after the exercise.
Date:
April 1, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Dick Russell signing the speeding ticket he received from police officer Dick Barlow during a planned race to demonstrate the importance of following traffic laws, Los Angeles, 1947

Mayor of New York City, Fiorello La Guardia, presides over the Pacific coast's United States Conference of Mayors. May 15, 1937.

Description:
New York mayor Fiorello La Guardia, center, presides over the Pacific coast regional meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors. Boston Mayor Frederick Mansfield, left, served as Mr. La Guardia's secretary. Approximately 60 Pacific coast mayors attended the conference. Unemployment relief was a focal topic at the conference, which was held at Los Angeles' City Council chamber. May 15, 1937.
Date:
May 15, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Mayor of New York City, Fiorello La Guardia, presides over the Pacific coast's United States Conference of Mayors. May 15, 1937.

Mayor of New York City, Fiorello La Guardia, presides over the Pacific coast's United States Conference of Mayors. May 15, 1937.

Description:
New York mayor Fiorello La Guardia, right, presides over the Pacific coast regional meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors. Boston Mayor Frederick Mansfield, left, served as Mr. La Guardia's secretary. Approximately 60 Pacific coast mayors attended the conference. Unemployment relief was a focal topic at the conference, which was held at Los Angeles' City Council chamber. May 15, 1937.
Date:
May 15, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Mayor of New York City, Fiorello La Guardia, presides over the Pacific coast's United States Conference of Mayors. May 15, 1937.

Los Angeles' Young Democrats' Club holds annual "Jackson Day" fundraising dinner, with speaker Gov. Dave Sholtz of Florida, at the Ambassador Hotel. January 8. 1936.

Description:
Annual "Jackson Day" fund raising dinner for the Democratic party, held by the Young Democrats Club in the Ambassador Hotel's Fiesta Room on January 8, 1936. The gathering listened to a radio broadcast by President Franklin Delano Roosvelt, in which he stated his intention to run for re-election, and then listened to a speech by Governor of Florida David Sholtz. Gov. Sholtz is pictured to the left of the podium in this photo, smiling at the camera. Beside him is Florida's First Lady Alice May Agee Sholtz.
Date:
January 8, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Los Angeles' Young Democrats' Club holds annual "Jackson Day" fundraising dinner, with speaker Gov. Dave Sholtz of Florida, at the Ambassador Hotel. January 8. 1936.

Lieut. Gen. John L. DeWitt, Lieut. Col. Rupert Hughes, and Capt. Claude B. Mayo speaking at a military banquet, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Lieut. Gen. John L. DeWitt, Lieut. Col. Rupert Hughes, and Capt. Claude B. Mayo speaking at the Army-Navy-Marine banquet in honor of National Defense and Americanism Week. The banquet took place at the National Guard Armory. From left to right, Lieut. Gen. John L. DeWitt, Lieut. Col. Rupert Hughes, and Capt. Claude B. Mayo.
Date:
[circa February 13, 1940]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Lieut. Gen. John L. DeWitt, Lieut. Col. Rupert Hughes, and Capt. Claude B. Mayo speaking at a military banquet, Los Angeles, 1940

Lieut. Gen. John L. DeWitt, Lieut. Col. Rupert Hughes, and Capt. Claude B. Mayo speaking at a military banquet, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Lieut. Gen. John L. DeWitt, Lieut. Col. Rupert Hughes, and Capt. Claude B. Mayo speaking at the Army-Navy-Marine banquet in honor of National Defense and Americanism Week. The banquet took place at the National Guard Armory. From left to right, Lieut. Gen. John L. DeWitt, Lieut. Col. Rupert Hughes, and Capt. Claude B. Mayo.
Date:
[circa February 13, 1940]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Lieut. Gen. John L. DeWitt, Lieut. Col. Rupert Hughes, and Capt. Claude B. Mayo speaking at a military banquet, Los Angeles, 1940

Fire Chief Ralph J. Scott receives a hand-illuminated book at a surprise party in his honor, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Fire Chief Ralph J. Scott is honored with a surprise party to celebrate his thirty years of service to the fire department. He is receiving a hand-illuminated book signed by every member of the fire department. From left to right, Ralph J. Scott, his wife Addie Scott, Fire Commissioner Edward Lewis, Harlan De Witt of the Fireman's Relief Association, and Mayor Shaw.
Date:
July 11, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Fire Chief Ralph J. Scott receives a hand-illuminated book at a surprise party in his honor, Los Angeles, 1935

President Franklin D. Roosevelt, accompanied by Eleanor Roosevelt, about to address the crowd at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum from car, October 1, 1935

Description:
President Roosevelt gave a speech at the end of a motorcade through the city. The trip was Roosevelt’s first as President. Newspapers estimated the crowd at the Coliseum in the tens of thousands. The man standing next to Eleanor Roosevelt was then Mayor Frank L. Shaw
Date:
October 1, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, accompanied by Eleanor Roosevelt, about to address the crowd at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum from car, October 1, 1935

Crowd at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum listen to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, October 1, 1935

Description:
President Roosevelt speaks to the crowd from his car at the end of his motorcade through the city. during his one day visit. Tens of thousands of people greeted Roosevelt along with other dignitaries, including his wife Eleanor Roosevelt and Los Angeles Mayor Frank L. Shaw, during the motorcade.
Date:
October 1, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Crowd at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum listen to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, October 1, 1935

Postmaster General James A. Farley speaks at a convention for the California Federation of Democratic Women's Clubs, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Postmaster General of the United States James A. Farley attends the first annual convention of California Federation of Democratic Women's Clubs at the Ambassador Hotel as the guest speaker. To his right is Mrs. Mattison Boyd Jones, president of the federation.
Date:
August 23, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Postmaster General James A. Farley speaks at a convention for the California Federation of Democratic Women's Clubs, Los Angeles, 1935

Prince and Princess Kaya of Japan pose with Mayor Frank Shaw at Le Grande Station, Los Angeles, 1934

Description:
In 1934, Prince and Princess Kaya embarked on a 5-day visit to Los Angeles and a seven-month world tour in 1934, visiting the United States, Great Britain, France, and Germany. Frank Lawrence Shaw (February 1, 1877 – January 24, 1958) was an American politician. In 1933, he successfully ran for mayor of Los Angeles. He was re-elected in 1937 but was recalled from office on September 16, 1938.
Date:
August 28, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Prince and Princess Kaya of Japan pose with Mayor Frank Shaw at Le Grande Station, Los Angeles, 1934

Prince and Princess Kaya of Japan are escorted through a crowd at La Grande Station by Mayor Frank Shaw, Los Angeles, 1934

Description:
Prince and Princess Kaya of Japan are greeted by a crowd and escorted by Mayor Frank L. Shaw. In 1934, Prince and Princess Kaya embarked on a 5-day visit to Los Angeles and a seven-month world tour in 1934, visiting the United States, Great Britain, France, and Germany. Frank Lawrence Shaw (February 1, 1877 – January 24, 1958) was an American politician. In 1933, he successfully ran for mayor of Los Angeles. He was re-elected in 1937 but was recalled from office on September 16, 1938.
Date:
August 28, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Prince and Princess Kaya of Japan are escorted through a crowd at La Grande Station by Mayor Frank Shaw, Los Angeles, 1934

Arch-Abbott S. Ohtani presents Mayor Frank L. Shaw with a gift, Los Angeles, 1934

Description:
Arch-Abbott S. Ohtani of the Hongwanji Buddhist movement presents Major Frank L. Shaw with a bronze incense burner after visiting American temples. From left to right in the front is Mayor Shaw and Arch-Abbott S. Ohtani. Directly behind them, left to right, is Rev. H. Sasaki of the local temple and Rev. T. Sasaki, secretary to the Arch-Abbott. The three unidentified men are possibly Rev. J. Yukawa, Rev. J.A. Goldwater, Rev. E. Washioka or F. Yano.
Date:
December 31, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Arch-Abbott S. Ohtani presents Mayor Frank L. Shaw with a gift, Los Angeles, 1934