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Murder suspect Robert S. James smoking and reading a newspaper in his jail cell, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
"Rattlesnake" murderer Robert S. James smoking a cigarette and reading a newspaper in his jail cell. James had tied down his pregnant fifth wife and forced a rattlesnake to bite her, and then later drowned 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 smoking and reading a newspaper in his jail cell, Los Angeles, 1936

Robert Lange, his sister Ruth Lange and Werner Kawert sitting on a table in the press room, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
From left to right: Robert Lange (19), his sister Ruth Lange (17) and Werner Kawert (21) sitting on a table in a press room. The Lange siblings were injured in October of 1938 when two automobiles struck the hayrack they were riding in, at the time of the accident they were 18 and 16 years old. This photo is not necessarily related to that incident.
Date:
[between 1939-1940]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Robert Lange, his sister Ruth Lange and Werner Kawert sitting on a table in the press room, Los Angeles, 1940

Vittorio Mussolini arrives at Union Air Terminal from Rome and is greeted by his host, producer Hal Roach, and the press, Los Angeles, September 25, 1937

Description:
Vittorio Mussolini (at microphone right), Italian film critic, producer and son of dictator Benito Mussolini, is greeted by the press upon his arrival at Union Air Terminal. Mussolini is spending about two weeks in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter to study motion-picture manufacture in Culver City and visit friends in Hollywood and Beverly Hills. His host for the visit is film producer Hal Roach (at microphone left). Police expected a protest or demonstration from anti-Fascists at the arrival, but none occurred
Date:
September 25, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Vittorio Mussolini arrives at Union Air Terminal from Rome and is greeted by his host, producer Hal Roach, and the press, Los Angeles, September 25, 1937

Military commander on his radio during the Army-Navy maneuvers that took place off the coast of Southern California in late 1946

Description:
Military commander on his radio during the Army-Navy Maneuvers that took place off the coast of Southern California at the end of 1946. The goal of the war games was to practice two maneuvers: Operation Mountain Goat, an amphibious landing designed to dislodge "enemy" troops, and Operation Oilskin, a landing to cut off "enemy" communications. The Army, Navy, and Marine Corps aircrafts participated in the exercise.
Date:
November and December 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Military commander on his radio during the Army-Navy maneuvers that took place off the coast of Southern California in late 1946

Betsey Cushing Roosevelt being photographed with attorney Basil O'Connor and brother Henry K. Cushing, Los Angeles, February 29, 1940

Description:
Betsey Cushing Roosevelt being photographed with attorney Basil O'Connor (left) and her brother Henry Cushing as she arrived in Los Angeles for her divorce suit against husband James Roosevelt, the eldest son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Roosevelts were married for ten years before they separated and Mrs. Roosevelt moved from Los Angeles back to New York, taking the couple's two daughters. James Roosevelt was the first to file for divorce, citing desertion against his wife
Date:
February 29, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Betsey Cushing Roosevelt being photographed with attorney Basil O'Connor and brother Henry K. Cushing, Los Angeles, February 29, 1940