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Ornithologist Granville P. Ashcraft with bird specimen collected by a team of U.S.C. scientists during their exploration of the Gulf of Lower California, Los Angeles, February 21, 1940

Description:
Ornithologist Granville P. Ashcraft measuring the beak of a bird specimen brought back by a team of University of Southern California scientists from their exploration of the Gulf of Lower California on U.S.C.’s Velero III cruiser. The expedition was captained by Allan Hancock, president of the U.S.C. board of trustees, and included a team of three zoologists, an ornithologist (Ashcraft), a botanist, an ichthyologist, a parasitologist, a scientific artist, a photographer, a collector, and an official observer for the Mexican government. The team brought back several thousands of specimens including birds, fish, mammals, algae, and parasites.
Date:
February 21, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Ornithologist Granville P. Ashcraft with bird specimen collected by a team of U.S.C. scientists during their exploration of the Gulf of Lower California, Los Angeles, February 21, 1940

Ornithologist Granville P. Ashcraft holding a bird specimen collected by a team of U.S.C. scientists during their exploration of the Gulf of Lower California, Los Angeles, February 21, 1940

Description:
Ornithologist Granville P. Ashcraft holding a bird specimen brought back by a team of University of Southern California scientists from their exploration of the Gulf of Lower California on U.S.C.’s Velero III cruiser. The expedition was captained by Allan Hancock, president of the U.S.C. board of trustees, and included a team of three zoologists, an ornithologist (Ashcraft), a botanist, an ichthyologist, a parasitologist, a scientific artist, a photographer, a collector, and an official observer for the Mexican government. The team brought back several thousands of specimens including birds, fish, mammals, algae, and parasites.
Date:
February 21, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Ornithologist Granville P. Ashcraft holding a bird specimen collected by a team of U.S.C. scientists during their exploration of the Gulf of Lower California, Los Angeles, February 21, 1940

Bat specimen brought back by a team of U.S.C. scientists from their exploration of the Gulf of Lower California, Los Angeles, February 21, 1940

Description:
Bat specimen brought back by a team of University of Southern California scientists from their exploration of the Gulf of Lower California on U.S.C.’s Velero III cruiser. The expedition was captained by Allan Hancock, president of the U.S.C. board of trustees, and included a team of three zoologists, an ornithologist, a botanist, an ichthyologist, a parasitologist, a scientific artist, a photographer, a collector, and an official observer for the Mexican government. The team brought back several thousands of specimens including birds, fish, mammals, algae, and parasites.
Date:
February 21, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Bat specimen brought back by a team of U.S.C. scientists from their exploration of the Gulf of Lower California, Los Angeles, February 21, 1940

Detective Lieutenants B.G. Anderson and Tommy Bryan investigating the murder of soldier Lawrence G. Marple, Los Angeles, January 4, 1940

Description:
Detective Lieutenants B.G. Anderson and Tommy Bryan from the homicide division investigating the murder of soldier Lawrence G. Marple. The man being held for the murder is discharged Navy officer Jack Rhyanne, who admitted to beating and choking Marple in his hotel room. Rhyanne is also being questioned about the earlier murder of Robert M. Byrne
Date:
January 4, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Detective Lieutenants B.G. Anderson and Tommy Bryan investigating the murder of soldier Lawrence G. Marple, Los Angeles, January 4, 1940

Detective Lieutenants B.G. Anderson and Tommy Bryan investigating the murder of soldier Lawrence G. Marple, Los Angeles, January 4, 1940

Description:
Detective Lieutenants B.G. Anderson and Tommy Bryan from the homicide division investigating the murder of soldier Lawrence G. Marple. The man being held for the murder is discharged Navy officer Jack Rhyanne, who admitted to beating and choking Marple in his hotel room. Rhyanne is also being questioned about the earlier murder of Robert M. Byrne
Date:
January 4, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Detective Lieutenants B.G. Anderson and Tommy Bryan investigating the murder of soldier Lawrence G. Marple, Los Angeles, January 4, 1940

Nita Randall in court identifying the knife allegedly used by her tenant John Frank Reavis to kill Alice Burns, Los Angeles, May 1, 1940

Description:
Mrs. Nita Randall, acting as a witness in a murder trial. Mrs. Randall identifed a broken-off blade found in the body of 17-year-old Alice (Jerry) Burns as having been kept in the kitchen of her boarding house. One of her boarders, 25-year-old John Frank Reavis, is accused of the murder.
Date:
May 1, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Nita Randall in court identifying the knife allegedly used by her tenant John Frank Reavis to kill Alice Burns, Los Angeles, May 1, 1940

Soldier holding the U.S. Army's new Garand rifle, on display as part of National Defense week, Los Angeles, February 1940

Description:
Soldier holding the U.S. Army's new Garand rifle, called the “deadliest and most efficient rifle in the world.” The Garand rifle went on display in Los Angeles as part of National Defense week. The rifle, which fires 54 rounds per minute compared to its predecessor’s 10 rounds per minute, is named after its inventor, John C. Garand.
Date:
February 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Soldier holding the U.S. Army's new Garand rifle, on display as part of National Defense week, Los Angeles, February 1940

Film producer and co-founder of Paramount Pictures, Jesse L. Lasky, with older woman.

Description:
Famous and influential motion picture producer and co-founder of Paramount Pictures, Jesse L. Lasky, photographed with an older woman, possibly his mother Sarah.Jesse Louis Lasky was born in San Francisco, California in 1880. He began a career as a vaudeville performer in his 20s, which led him to business in Hollywood. In 1913, he founded the Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company, with his sister's husband Samuel Goldwyn and close friend Cecil B. DeMille. This company later joined with Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company to release films as Paramount Pictures.
Date:
1930s?
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Film producer and co-founder of Paramount Pictures, Jesse L. Lasky, with older woman.

Sailor N.C. Kunkell in the crow's nest of the N.B. Scofield, Los Angeles, May 23, 1940

Description:
Sailor N.C. Kunkell in the crow's nest of the N.B. Scofield, the State Fisheries research ship. The N.B. Scofield recently returned from a 10 week survey trip of tropical tuna grounds and tuna migration habits. The ship sailed around the Galapagos Islands conducting the most extensive surveys ever done on the Pacific.
Date:
May 23, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Sailor N.C. Kunkell in the crow's nest of the N.B. Scofield, Los Angeles, May 23, 1940

California Dept. of Fish and Game's research ship the N.B. Scofield just returned from a 10 week survey trip, Los Angeles, May 23, 1940

Description:
The N.B. Scofield, the State Fisheries research ship. Captain Weseth and the N.B. Scofield recently returned from a 10 week survey trip of tropical tuna grounds and tuna migration habits. The ship sailed around the Galapagos Islands conducting the most extensive surveys ever done on the Pacific.
Date:
May 23, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
California Dept. of Fish and Game's research ship the N.B. Scofield just returned from a 10 week survey trip, Los Angeles, May 23, 1940

Captain Lars H. Weseth looking through binoculars, Los Angeles, May 23, 1940

Description:
Captain Lars H. Weseth of the State fisheries research ship the N.B. Scofield looking through binoculars. Captain Weseth and the N.B. Scofield recently returned from a 10 week survey trip of tropical tuna grounds and tuna migration habits. The ship sailed around the Galapagos Islands conducting the most extensive surveys ever done on the Pacific.
Date:
May 23, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Captain Lars H. Weseth looking through binoculars, Los Angeles, May 23, 1940

Captain Lars H. Weseth looking through a sextant, Los Angeles, May 23, 1940

Description:
Captain Lars H. Weseth of the State fisheries research ship the N.B. Scofield looking through a sextant. Captain Weseth and the N.B. Scofield recently returned from a 10 week survey trip of tropical tuna grounds and tuna migration habits. The ship sailed around the Galapagos Islands conducting the most extensive surveys ever done on the Pacific.
Date:
May 23, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Captain Lars H. Weseth looking through a sextant, Los Angeles, May 23, 1940

Financier F.W. Leistikow, victim of wrongful taxation, Los Angeles, October 6, 1943

Description:
Financier F.W. Leistikow, who, along with his wife Esther E. Leistikow and 17 others, will benefit from a settlement with the County Counsel’s Department after claiming that the county illegally collected taxes on luxury homes in 1939, 1940, and 1941. The claims totaled $32,171.35 and, although the Counsel did not admit wrongdoing, they realized it would be more difficult to protest and decided to pay 62.5% of that amount, equal to $20,117.72
Date:
October 6, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Financier F.W. Leistikow, victim of wrongful taxation, Los Angeles, October 6, 1943

Financier F.W. Leistikow, victim of wrongful taxation, Los Angeles, October 6, 1943

Description:
Financier F.W. Leistikow, who, along with his wife Esther E. Leistikow and 17 others, will benefit from a settlement with the County Counsel’s Department after claiming that the county illegally collected taxes on luxury homes in 1939, 1940, and 1941. The claims totaled $32,171.35 and, although the Counsel did not admit wrongdoing, they realized it would be more difficult to protest and decided to pay 62.5% of that amount, equal to $20,117.72
Date:
October 6, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Financier F.W. Leistikow, victim of wrongful taxation, Los Angeles, October 6, 1943

Ship amid smoke rising from the Markay oil tanker explosion in L.A. Harbor, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Ship amid the smoke in L.A. Harbor that is coming from fires that began when the Markay, an oil tanker owned by the Keystone Tankship Corp., exploded in the wee hours of the morning. The fire was fed by leaking gasoline and threatened at least five terminals in the harbor. At least 22 were injured and 9, possibly 12, people were killed. Damage was estimated at $10,000,000.
Date:
June 22, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Ship amid smoke rising from the Markay oil tanker explosion in L.A. Harbor, Los Angeles, 1947

Markay oil tanker explosion in L.A. Harbor, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Markay oil tanker explosion in L.A. Harbor. The Markay, an oil tanker owned by the Keystone Tankship Corp., burst into the flames in the wee hours of the morning. The fire was fed by leaking gasoline and threatened at least five terminals in the harbor. At least 22 were injured and 9, possibly 12, people were killed. Damage was estimated at $10,000,000.
Date:
June 22, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Markay oil tanker explosion in L.A. Harbor, Los Angeles, 1947

Cowboy film extra Jerome "Blackjack" Ward kisses his wife Mickey Ward during his trial for the murder of fellow extra Johnny Tyke, Los Angeles, July 1940

Description:
Cowboy motion picture extra Jerome "Blackjack" Ward kisses his wife Mickey Ward during his trial for the murder of fellow extra John Ainsworth Tyacke (Johnny Tyke) in Gower Gulch. Gower Gulch is the name given to the area near the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Gower Street where film extras hang out waiting for work; many of the nearby studios produce westerns so often actual working cowboys come here to break into the film business. Ward entered a plea of not guilty based on self defense and temporary insanity. He was ultimately set free after many witnesses attested to Tyke's violent nature.
Date:
between July 15 and July 18, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Cowboy film extra Jerome "Blackjack" Ward kisses his wife Mickey Ward during his trial for the murder of fellow extra Johnny Tyke, Los Angeles, July 1940

Cowboy film extras Jerome "Blackjack" Ward and Yukon Jake re-enacting Blackjack's confrontation with fellow extra Johnny Tyke in Gower Gulch, Los Angeles, February 24, 1940

Description:
Cowboy film extras Jerome "Blackjack" Ward (left) and E.L. Jackson a.k.a. "Yukon Jake" re-enact Blackjack's confrontation with fellow extra John Ainsworth Tyacke a.k.a. Johnny Tyke for police. Blackjack allegedly shot Tyke with a .45 in Gower Gulch, the name given to the area near the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Gower Street where film extras hang out waiting for work. Ward entered a plea of not guilty based on self defense and temporary insanity. He was ultimately set free after many witnesses, including Yukon Jake, attested to Tyke's violent nature.
Date:
February 24, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Cowboy film extras Jerome "Blackjack" Ward and Yukon Jake re-enacting Blackjack's confrontation with fellow extra Johnny Tyke in Gower Gulch, Los Angeles, February 24, 1940

Cowboy film extra Jerome "Blackjack" Ward, on trial for the murder of fellow extra Johnny Tyke in Gower's Gulch, Los Angeles, July 1940

Description:
Cowboy motion picture extra Jerome "Blackjack" Ward (right), on trial for the murder of fellow cowboy extra John Ainsworth Tyacke (Johnny Tyke) in Gower Gulch. Gower Gulch is the name given to the area near the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Gower Street where film extras hang out waiting for work; many of the nearby studios produce westerns so often actual working cowboys come here to break into the film business. Ward entered a plea of not guilty based on self defense and temporary insanity. He was ultimately set free after many witnesses attested to Tyacke's violent nature.
Date:
between July 15 and July 18, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Cowboy film extra Jerome "Blackjack" Ward, on trial for the murder of fellow extra Johnny Tyke in Gower's Gulch, Los Angeles, July 1940

Betty Flay Hardaker stands at a counter in the Los Angeles County Jail after being taken into custody, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Betty Flay Hardaker stands at a counter in the Los Angeles County Jail after being taken into custody. Mrs. Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daughter, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Date:
February 20, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Betty Flay Hardaker stands at a counter in the Los Angeles County Jail after being taken into custody, Los Angeles, 1940

Photograph titled "REFUGEES," featured in the annual Popular Photography exhibit, 1940s

Description:
Photograph taken by Sifton Friedman of a cat walking down the stairs with a kitten in its mouth, titled "REFUGEES." The photo was featured in the annual Popular Photography exhibit displayed at Barker Bros. The exhibit features approximately 100 photographs from both amateur and professional photographers, which were chosen through an international contest
Date:
[1940s?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Photograph titled "REFUGEES," featured in the annual Popular Photography exhibit, 1940s

Photograph of a child walking through the snow, featured in the annual Popular Photography exhibit, 1940s

Description:
Photograph of a child walking uphill through the snow, which was featured in the annual Popular Photography exhibit displayed at Barker Bros. The exhibit features approximately 100 photographs from both amateur and professional photographers, which were chosen through an international contest
Date:
[1940s?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Photograph of a child walking through the snow, featured in the annual Popular Photography exhibit, 1940s

Betty Hardaker, mother convicted of murdering her daughter, speaks to an unidentified woman in a courtroom, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Betty Hardaker turns to speak with an unidentified woman in a courtroom during her inquisition. Mrs. Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daughter, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Date:
February 28, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Betty Hardaker, mother convicted of murdering her daughter, speaks to an unidentified woman in a courtroom, Los Angeles, 1940

Tony Cornero surrounded by staff on his newly refurbished gambling ship, the Bunker Hill or Lux, Los Angeles, 1946

Description:
Tony Cornero surrounded by Radio News Reel broadcasting equipment and staff from his newly refurbished gambling ship, the Bunker Hill (also known as the Lux), which was meant to operate offshore of Los Angeles. After the Bunker Hill’s opening night, however, Cornero and five of his aides were arrested on felony charges of criminal conspiracy to conduct gambling games and serve alcohol without a license. After his arrest, Cornero announced that he was ready to go to the United States Supreme court to keep the Bunker Hill running. Cornero was also “admiral” of the Rex, another gambling vessel which was forced to suspend operations in 1938.
Date:
August 9, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Tony Cornero surrounded by staff on his newly refurbished gambling ship, the Bunker Hill or Lux, Los Angeles, 1946

Man removes a dummy hanging from the Hollywood and Vine street signs, Los Angeles, May 4, 1946

Description:
Man removing a dummy hanging from the street sign at Hollywood Blvd. and Vine St. The dummy wears a sign reading: "This congressman committed political suicide. He voted against price control. by A.V.C." The American Veterans Committee hung several of these dummys throughout the city in support of prolonging government price control.
Date:
May 4, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Man removes a dummy hanging from the Hollywood and Vine street signs, Los Angeles, May 4, 1946

Frank Bincia in the back of a police car after being arrested due to an altercation with John Sullivan, Los Angeles, August 6, 1946

Description:
Frank Bincia, 29, in the back of a police car after being arrested in front of Pacific Press, Inc. because of an altercation with John Sullivan. Sullivan was picketing and Bincia was not, Sullivan claimed that Bincia assaulted him and Bincia asserted that Sullivan had called him "vile names"
Date:
August 6, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Frank Bincia in the back of a police car after being arrested due to an altercation with John Sullivan, Los Angeles, August 6, 1946

Seagull perched atop a pole on Tony Cornero's newly refurbished gambling ship, the Bunker Hill or Lux, Los Angeles, 1946

Description:
Seagull perched atop a pole at the bow of Tony Cornero’s newly refurbished gambling ship, the Bunker Hill (also known as the Lux), which was meant to operate offshore of Los Angeles. After the Bunker Hill’s opening night, however, Cornero and five of his aides were arrested on felony charges of criminal conspiracy to conduct gambling games and serve alcohol without a license. After his arrest, Cornero announced that he was ready to go to the United States Supreme court to keep the Bunker Hill running. Cornero was also “admiral” of the Rex, another gambling vessel which was forced to suspend operations in 1938.
Date:
August 9, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Seagull perched atop a pole on Tony Cornero's newly refurbished gambling ship, the Bunker Hill or Lux, Los Angeles, 1946

Seagull perched atop a pole on Tony Cornero's newly refurbished gambling ship, the Bunker Hill or Lux, Los Angeles, 1946

Description:
Seagull perched atop a pole near the bow of Tony Cornero’s newly refurbished gambling ship, the Bunker Hill (also known as the Lux), which was meant to operate offshore of Los Angeles. After the Bunker Hill’s opening night, however, Cornero and five of his aides were arrested on felony charges of criminal conspiracy to conduct gambling games and serve alcohol without a license. After his arrest, Cornero announced that he was ready to go to the United States Supreme court to keep the Bunker Hill running. Cornero was also “admiral” of the Rex, another gambling vessel which was forced to suspend operations in 1938.
Date:
August 9, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Seagull perched atop a pole on Tony Cornero's newly refurbished gambling ship, the Bunker Hill or Lux, Los Angeles, 1946

Howard Jones, USC football coach from 1925-1940, bowling, Los Angeles, circa 1940

Description:
Howard Jones, USC football coach from 1925-1940, bowling. Jones led the University of Southern California Trojans to four Rose Bowls, winning all of them. Jones also coached at Syracuse, Yale, Ohio State, University of Iowa, and Duke. He also won the Rose Bowl with Yale. Jones was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951.Photo was probably put in the wrong sleeve as it doesn't appear to relate to the WPA Garden Project
Date:
[circa 1940]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Howard Jones, USC football coach from 1925-1940, bowling, Los Angeles, circa 1940

Crowd watching a baseball game at Wrigley Field in South Los Angeles

Description:
Crowd watching a baseball game at Wrigley Field in South Los Angeles. Los Angeles's Wrigley Field was built in 1925 and torn down in 1966. It was host to minor league baseball teams and home of the Los Angeles Angeles. The field is named after the same Wrigley as Wrigley Field in Chicago, but it actually received the name first and had more on-site parking than Chicago's field does now.
Date:
[between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Crowd watching a baseball game at Wrigley Field in South Los Angeles

Montebello Chief of Police Maxwell comforts Samuel Karnes, Sr. at the funeral of his granddaugther Geraldine Hardaker, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Montebello Chief of Police Maxwell comforts Samuel Karnes, Sr. at the funeral of his granddaugther Geraldine Hardaker. Betty Flay Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daughter, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Date:
Febuary 24, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Montebello Chief of Police Maxwell comforts Samuel Karnes, Sr. at the funeral of his granddaugther Geraldine Hardaker, Los Angeles, 1940

Betty Hardaker, mother convicted of murdering her daughter, sits with her brother Samuel Karnes, Jr. in a courtroom, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Betty Hardaker sits with her brother Samuel Karnes, Jr. while on trial for the murder of her daughter. Mrs. Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daughter, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Date:
February 28, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Betty Hardaker, mother convicted of murdering her daughter, sits with her brother Samuel Karnes, Jr. in a courtroom, Los Angeles, 1940

Oma Caneer walks with Samuel Karnes, Sr. after the funeral for his granddaughter Geraldine Hardaker, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Oma Caneer walks with Samuel Karnes, Sr. after the funeral for his granddaughter Geraldine Hardaker. Geraldine Hardaker was murdered by her mother Betty Hardaker. Mrs. Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daughter, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Date:
February 24, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Oma Caneer walks with Samuel Karnes, Sr. after the funeral for his granddaughter Geraldine Hardaker, Los Angeles, 1940

Charles Hardaker is questioned by an investigator after the arrest of his wife for the murder of their daughter, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Charles Hardaker is questioned by an unidentified investigator after the arrest of his wife for the murder of their daughter. Betty Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daughter, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Date:
February 24, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Charles Hardaker is questioned by an investigator after the arrest of his wife for the murder of their daughter, Los Angeles, 1940

Samuel Karnes, Sr. at the funeral of his granddaughter, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Samuel Karnes stands next to the body of his granddaughter Geraldine Hardaker. Geraldine Hardaker was murdered by her mother Betty Hardaker. Mrs. Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daughter, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Date:
February 24, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Samuel Karnes, Sr. at the funeral of his granddaughter, Los Angeles, 1940

Samuel Karnes, Sr. at the funeral of his granddaughter, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Samuel Karnes stands next to the body of his granddaughter Geraldine Hardaker. Geraldine Hardaker was murdered by her mother Betty Hardaker. Mrs. Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daughter, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Date:
February 24, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Samuel Karnes, Sr. at the funeral of his granddaughter, Los Angeles, 1940

Charles Hardaker after his wife, Betty Flay Hardaker, was arrested for the murder of their daughter, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Charles Hardaker sits at a table and combs his hair after the arrest of his wife, Betty Flay Hardaker. Mrs. Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daughter, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Date:
February 24, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Charles Hardaker after his wife, Betty Flay Hardaker, was arrested for the murder of their daughter, Los Angeles, 1940

Charles Hardaker, husband of Betty Flay Hardaker who was convicted of murdering their daughter, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Charles Hardaker pictured after the arrest of his wife for the murder of their daughter. Betty Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daughter, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Date:
February 24, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Charles Hardaker, husband of Betty Flay Hardaker who was convicted of murdering their daughter, Los Angeles, 1940