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3/4 length portrait of Walburga Oesterreich, circa 1930

Description:
Handwriting on negative states "Mrs.Walburga Oesterreich" In 1922 Walburga Oesterreich’s husband Fred Oesterreich was shot and killed supposedly by a burglar in their Los Angeles, Calif. home. Eight years later after being arrested for another crime Otto Sanhuber confessed to police that he had killed Fred Oesterreich in party with Walburga. Sanhuber stated that he had lived in the attic of the Oesterreich’s home for years in order to carry on an affair with Walburga. In 1930 Sanhuber was put on trial and was convicted of manslaughter. Walburga Oesterreich was tried for murder and conspiracy but her jury ended in deadlock. She was never retried.
Date:
1930
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
3/4 length portrait of Walburga Oesterreich, circa 1930

20 Mule Team borax wagons, Pasadena, [1920-1939?]

Description:
3 borax wagons, with man and palm trees in foreground, mountains in background, and sign reading "Throop Co. materials and feed" partially visible behind wagons. Signs on 2 wagons read: "20-Mule Team Borax" and "The original 20 Mule Team wagons, used for hauling BORAX out of Death Valley for the Pacific Coast Borax Co."
Date:
[1920-1939?]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
20 Mule Team borax wagons, Pasadena, [1920-1939?]

A boy stands on a lawn in front of old Quayle properties on Griffin Avenue between Manitou and Baldwin streets, Los Angeles, 1930

Description:
Photograph of a neighborhood boy standing on a lawn lining Griffin Avenue while the old Quayle properties stand on the far side of the street. The front lawn of a house stretches across the foreground. A boy in baggy overalls dons a yarmulke(?) while he stands on the lawn at center. Behind him, a sidewalk lines Griffin Avenue which passes across the mid-ground. Three houses stand in a row on the opposite side of the street. A palm tree stands in front of each of the houses and a car is parked in front of the rightmost house.
Date:
1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
A boy stands on a lawn in front of old Quayle properties on Griffin Avenue between Manitou and Baldwin streets, Los Angeles, 1930

Actor Eddie Borden actress Midgie Miller and another actor in costume on a set, Los Angeles, circa 1920s

Description:
Actor Eddie Borden with a cigar in his mouth during a skit, between one man and a couple; the woman is probably Midgie Miller. One man is holding a bank document of some kind. Behind them is a black cloth that may have been used for a photography session. They are standing around a table, with an open cardboard box that has small metal disks coming out of it and laid out on the table. The small circular items appear to be small metal tins, with the words Seaboard National Bank printed on the bottom.
Date:
[between 1920-1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Actor Eddie Borden actress Midgie Miller and another actor in costume on a set, Los Angeles, circa 1920s

Actor Eddie Borden, actress Midgie Miller and another actor pose in costume, Los Angeles, circa 1920s

Description:
Actor Eddie Borden standing on the left with both hands on his jacket and a cigar in his mouth. On the right is Midgie Miller and not her actor posing as a couple holding their hands by their chests, looking off into the distance. They are standing in front of a black cloth that may have been used for a photography session.
Date:
[between 1920-1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Actor Eddie Borden, actress Midgie Miller and another actor pose in costume, Los Angeles, circa 1920s