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

Description:
The children of William F. Gettle, millionaire and kidnapping victim, posing on tricycles for a photograph after their father's safe return. 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]
1934-05-15
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.

Open-air library in Pershing Square, downtown Los Angeles. Circa 1937.

Description:
A man surveys the newspapers available for reading at an open-air public library in Pershing Square, downtown Los Angeles. The Pershing Square outdoor library was opened in December of 1936, and was staffed by W.P.A. workers. Visitors to the library could choose to borrow a book by simply leaving their name. The library was quite popular, circulating 24,000 books in its first six months of operation, and spawning other outdoor libraries in Los Angeles.
Date:
[circa 1937]
1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Open-air library in Pershing Square, downtown Los Angeles. Circa 1937.

Miriam Matthews, Angelique DeLavallade and unidentified individuals, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:
The woman (fourth from the left, in the back wearing a necklace) is Angelique DeLavallade. Miriam Matthews is fifth from the left, dressed in a black coat. The other individuals in the photo are unidentified, although Walter Gordon believed that the woman standing to the right of the man in uniform ran an escrow company.
Date:
[1940s?]
1940/1949
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection
Miriam Matthews, Angelique DeLavallade and unidentified individuals, Los Angeles, 1940s

Mawby triplets lying in sand and playing on pirate boat, Santa Monica, 1929

Description:
Double image. Top: Claudine, Claudette, and Angella Mawby, about age 8 or 9, lying in sand, in bathing suits and caps, with teddy bears on each side and fence in background. Bottom: Claudine, Claudette, and Angella Mawby, about age 8 or 9, playing on toy pirate ship decorated with flag, parrot, and monkeys, in fur-trimmed dresses, caps, and white gloves, with backdrop decorated with ocean and birds
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Mawby triplets lying in sand and playing on pirate boat, Santa Monica, 1929