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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

A. B. Murchison testifies during Aimee Semple McPherson's preliminary hearing, Los Angeles, circa 1926

Description:
At center, A. B. Murchison sits on the witness stand during the preliminary trial regarding Aimee Semple McPherson's disappearance. He sits facing towards the right and looks at a map unfolded in front of him. Two lawyers stand to the left of the witness box. Behind and to the right of Murchison, Judge Blake sits up at the bench and looks down towards the witness. In the foreground at right, a few lawyers sit at the counsel's table.
Date:
[circa 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
A. B. Murchison testifies during Aimee Semple McPherson's preliminary hearing, Los Angeles, circa 1926

Accused murderer Clara Phillips is escorted to court, Los Angeles, 1922

Description:
A different photograph of Clara Phillips taken on the same occasion appears with the article, "APPEARS BORED WHEN CHARGED: Mrs. Phillips Will Enter Plea Tomorrow; Indictment Leaves Suspect Unconcerned; Family and Friends Attend Meadows Funeral She Smiles With Sheriff at Court Hearing Undaunted by Her Fight for Life," Los Angeles Times, 19 Jul. 1922: II2.
Date:
July 18, 1922
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Accused murderer Clara Phillips is escorted to court, Los Angeles, 1922

Accused murderers Libbie and Albert Olson with Ben Silverman, Los Angeles, 1932

Description:
On October 8, 1932, Charles H. Scull was shot and killed. Libbie and Albert Olson were accused of murdering Scull over a potentially new will, which would remove the Olsons as primary beneficiaries. While originally found guilty, they appealed and a panel of judges determined the evidence presented was insufficient and ordered a new trial. In January 1933, the Olsons were acquitted.
Date:
December, 12, 1932
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Accused murderers Libbie and Albert Olson with Ben Silverman, Los Angeles, 1932

Actress Nellie Bayles (aka Bonita Darling), Los Angeles, 1924 (copy print)

Description:
Studio portrait photograph (circa 1915) of Nellie Bayles, with the photographer identification "Hoffman / A [in a circle] S B." The photo appears with article "'Bad Man' and Officer Slain: Battle Fought on Ranch of Actress Near Saugus, She Calls Help as Gunman's Love is Spurned, Constable and Aide Are Met by Hail of Bullets," Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 1924: A1.
Date:
September 15, 1924
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Hoffman Photo Service
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Actress Nellie Bayles (aka Bonita Darling), Los Angeles, 1924 (copy print)

Admiral Frank H. Brumby, Mayor Frank Shaw, Harry L. Harper, F. P. Woellner, and W. A. Simpson at Chamber of Commerce banquet, Los Angeles, 1934

Description:
From left to right: Frank H. Brumby; Mayor Frank Shaw; Harry L. Harper, president of Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce; Frederick P. Woellner; W. A. Simpson. They are seated at a banquet table at the Ambassador Hotel with a mural depicting a Spanish dancer and musicians is on the wall behind them.
Date:
[circa February 23, 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Admiral Frank H. Brumby, Mayor Frank Shaw, Harry L. Harper, F. P. Woellner, and W. A. Simpson at Chamber of Commerce banquet, Los Angeles, 1934

A. J. Wallace, Friend W. Richardson, C. C. Young, William D. Stephens and Buron Fitts pose during a party rally for Herbert Hoover, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
From left to right, A. J. Wallace, Friend W. Richardson, C. C. Young, William D. Stephens and Buron Fitts pose during a party rally for Herbert Hoover's Presidential campaign. The men stand in a row and look forward. Governor Young and Lieutenant Governor Fitts both wear "DELEGATE" ribbons on their lapels. The group appears to stand in a hallway. Behind them, a wall stretches across the background and a door stands, off-center to the left.
Date:
[circa April 4, 1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
A. J. Wallace, Friend W. Richardson, C. C. Young, William D. Stephens and Buron Fitts pose during a party rally for Herbert Hoover, Los Angeles, 1928

Albert S. Southwick, Mayor Shaw, and David A. Smith at City Hall, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
(L to R) Albert J. Southwick (conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir), Los Angeles Mayor Frank L. Shaw, and David A. Smith (President of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir) standing on the steps of the Los Angeles City Hall. Smith is shaking hands with Mayor Shaw. In the background, there are unidentified people watching the scene from the top of the steps.
Date:
July 26, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Albert S. Southwick, Mayor Shaw, and David A. Smith at City Hall, Los Angeles, 1935

Aleck Curlett and Dwight W. Stephenson, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
At center, Public Works Administration officials, Aleck Curlett and Dwight W. Stephenson pose behind a desk. Aleck Curlett (leftmost) sits at the desk, behind a stack of papers. Dwight W. Stephenson stands behind and to the right of him. He leans slightly forward. Both men glance to the left of the camera. The office's door stands behind them.
Date:
March 23, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Aleck Curlett and Dwight W. Stephenson, Los Angeles, 1936

Alexander Archipenko works on a clay bust of the Ukranian poet Taras Shevchenko, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Photograph of Alexander Archipenko working on a sculpture bust of the Ukranian poet Taras Shevchenko during a stay in California. Archipenko sits at left and reaches up to smooth the clay bust. The bust he works on sits atop a table at center. Another cast of the sculpture sits in the background at right.
Date:
March 28, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Alexander Archipenko works on a clay bust of the Ukranian poet Taras Shevchenko, Los Angeles, 1935