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.
An out-of-focus photograph of Alice Gordon posing while standing near the Lacy residence on West Ninth Street. Alice Gordon stands at center, facing slightly right, and glances past the camera. To the left of her, the corner of a house stands along the left edge of the image. Shrubbery stands immediately behind Alice at right. A trench of dirt spans the image behind Alice, stretching between her and the house at left. In the distance, another structure stands behind and to the left of Alice.
An out-of-focus photograph of Alvin Anderson helping Paul Brooks and his family get some flowers from Frank Cornett's backyard on South Griffin Avenue. The corner of a house stands along the right edge of the image. A brick paved walkway extends from the house and towards the center of the image in the foreground. Plants extend from the backside of the house. A dirt drive stretches from the pavers and to the left. A car sits in partial view along the left edge of the image. In the near distance, brick pavers line the edge of a flower garden that stretches across the image. Paul Brooks and 3 women stand with their backs to the camera in the middle of the garden at right. Paul stands leftmost of the group. Standing to the left of him is Alvin Anderson, a neighbor of Cornett's. He stands left-of-center in the middle of the garden and faces towards the left. Behind him, a ladder stands near a fence. Wooden fencing lines the far side of the garden. A house stands on the other side of the fence.
This image was most likely misplaced in the wrong negative sleeve. It matches best with the description of a photograph from negative sleeve #1842 and is described based on that text.
This image was most likely misplaced in the wrong negative sleeve. It matches best with the description of a photograph from negative sleeve #1843 and is described based on that text.
The Castle, built in 1882, was designated Historic-Cultural Monument No. 27 by the city of Los Angeles. It was one of many Bunker Hill houses set for restoration but in 1969 a fire set by vandals destroyed the structure.
Photograph of the backside of H. H. West's home on Griffin Avenue, taken after the removal of vines and rose bushes. Overgrown grass spans the yard in the foreground. The yard stretches back at right, towards the rear of the house. The back of the house is viewed close-up and at an angle. The side of the house extends out-of-frame at right. The first story of the house is constructed of slats and the upper story is constructed of shingles. A shed juts out from the back of the house at center. To the left of it, a long staircase leads up to the second floor. In front of the shed and to the right of the staircase, a concrete patio sits in the yard. Two chairs line the near left edge of the patio. A tree stands along the left edge of the image and hovers over the patio.
Photograph of the backside of H. H. West's home on Griffin Avenue, taken after the removal of vines and rose bushes. Overgrown grass spans the yard in the foreground. The yard stretches back towards the rear of the house. A concrete walkway extends back at left towards a door on the backside of the house. The back of the house is viewed straight-on at a slight distance. The first story of the house is constructed of slats and the upper story is constructed of shingles. A shed juts out from the back of the house at center. To the left of it, a long staircase leads up an entrance on the second floor. In front of the shed and to the right of the staircase, a concrete patio extends towards the camera. Two chairs sit atop the patio. A tree stands in the foreground along the right edge of the image.
Photograph of the backyard of H. H. West's home on Griffin Avenue, viewed from the northwest and looking towards a neighbor's house. A tree stands in the foreground at right. To the left of the tree, a concrete patio extends from the back of the house that stands in partial view along the left edge. Two chairs and a pot sit atop the patio and beneath the tree at right. Overgrown grass stretches from behind the patio and across the image towards a fence. A wood slat fence enters frame at right and extends on a slight angle to the left. It abuts a lattice fence that extends from the side of the house at left. Behind the fence, the side and back of a neighbor's house is viewed at an angle.
Backyard of the West's house at 240 South Griffin Avenue. There are plants and trees scattered throughout, as well as wooden stakes sticking up from the ground. The house has two chimneys and a screened-in back porch. The neighboring house is visible at the right and another house and trees are visible in the background.
The backyard of a home covered with foliage in the Belvedere Heights neighborhood in East Los Angeles. The back of the house is seen. Photo appears with the article, "Dark and Eerie Quiz Under Way: Pits, Crosses, Hearse and Ghosts Enter Case Small House in Belvedere Center of Excitement Former Embalmer Testifies; Were There Murders?," Los Angeles Times, 13 May 1931: A1.
According to: California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968, for the year 1948, accessed through the Ancestry.com database, the Bacons, Newquists and Robinsons were neighbors of H. H. and Mertie West on North Ridgewood Place. The Wests lived at 830 North Ridgewood Place and the Bacons, Newquists and Robinsons lived at 836, 832 1/2 and 832 North Ridgewood Place, respectively.
Bendixon family poses in front of their house. Mr. Bendixon lies on the ground. The house is decorated with elaborate woodworking. There are trees and plants in front of the house.
Photograph of Charles H. Lorenz's residence on Griffin Avenue as viewed from across the street. Griffin Avenue stretches on an upward angle across the foreground from left to right. The Lorenz residence stands on the far side of the street, left-of-center, in the near distance. The bungalow-style house was built by Francis M. Ambrose and formerly occupied by Louise Ambrose. It is viewed at an angle from the front and left side; it faces towards the right. A gable sits over the front porch on the right side of the front of the house. A dormer and a bay window sit along the left side of the home. Neighboring houses stand on either side, lining Griffin Avenue.
Photograph, from left to right, of Charles Wilde, Daisy Kellum, Lucretia Kellum, H. H. West and Minnie Kellum posing on the front porch steps of the Kellum family residence. The group is gathered in the near distance at center. The photograph appears to be tilted towards the left. Minnie Kellum sits about midway up the steps and leans towards Daisy Kellum to the left of her. She looks to the camera. Behind Minnie, H. H. West sits at the top of the steps and holds an object on his lap as he looks to the right. Lucretia Kellum stands behind H. H. at the top of the steps on the porch. She looks down towards the camera as she leans against the side of the house at left. Rails jut out from the side of the steps on both sides. Charles Wilde and Daisy Kellum sit atop the rail at left. Charles is nearer to camera. He faces right and turns to look to the camera. Daisy sits behind him. She too faces left and looks to the camera. She raises a hand to shield her face from the sun. The front of the house extends from the group and to the left. The porch extends to the right of them. A doorplate on the porch rail reads, "1416." The front door stands behind and to the right of Lucretia.
Photograph of clothing and camping gear hangs from clotheslines in the West's backyard as they air out after a camping trip to Rock Creek. A garage stands in the distance at right. In front of it, clothes and some gear hang from a clothesline to air out. The line stretches from the right towards shrubs at left. A couple of long wooden stakes stand upright to support the clothesline. Power lines stretch overhead and the steeple of a nearby church peeks over the tops of the shrubs at left.
Weldon Avenue enters frame at left and stretches back towards center, curving before disappearing behind a stretch of vacant land. The barren land enters frame along the bottom edge and stretches back, following the curve of the road. A mound of earth rises up at far right. A few cars park along the left side of the road. Two houses also stand along the left side of the road. Councilman Edward L. Trasher's house stands rightmost, at center. It is viewed at an angle from the front and faces right.
A different photograph of the same property on Weldon Avenue appears with the title, "Storm Follows Taking of Municipal Property," Los Angeles Times, 18 May 1932: A5
Marion Parker was kidnapped for ransom on December 15, 1927 by William Edward Hickley. Two days later, Marion's remains were retrieved by her father, Perry Parker, on a street curb at 432 S. Manhattan Place- just moments after exchanging $1500 for Marion, whom he presumed was alive. Hickman was ultimately tried and sentenced to death for the crime. He was executed at San Quentin, October 19, 1928.
An overexposed photograph, from left to right, of Daisy Kellum and Minnie Kellum performing a scene from "Loving, proposing and kissing" in their home. Daisy Kellum stands leftmost and appears to walk away from Minnie Kellum. She stands in front of the sofa, in profile, facing left with eyes closed. Behind her at right, Minnie Kellum sits on the sofa, dressed as a man. She faces towards Daisy and grabs Daisy's hand to kiss it. Behind them, curtains hang over a window at left, pictures hang on the wall at center and a doorway to another room stands at right. A dark line zigzags across the image midway up.
Photograph of Daisy Kellum looking into a mirror as she fixes her hair. Daisy Kellum sits with her back to the camera, just left-of-center. She sits atop a stool and gazes into a mirror that stands ahead of her while she raises both hands to her head and fixes her hair. The mirror stands beyond her and to the right of her in a corner. Daisy's reflection is visible in the mirror. A chair sits against the wall to the left of Daisy and faces out towards the camera. The negative is damaged. The upper left corner appears bent and black and white splotches dot the image.
Photograph of Daisy Kellum lounging across a sofa and posing in her family's home. The sofa extends back on an angle from left to right. Daisy Kellum lies across the sofa with her feet towards the left and her head at right. She props her upper body up on pillows near the right arm of the sofa. Daisy rests her elbows to a pillow and her hands together on one side of her face. She smiles as she looks to the camera. Behind the sofa, a couple of palm fronds hold up photographs and curtains hang behind them.
A close-up and poorly lit photograph of Daisy Kellum standing and posing in profile on the front porch steps of her family's home. Daisy Kellum stands at center, in profile, facing left. She turns her head towards the camera and smiles. Steps extend behind her and up towards the front porch. Beyond the porch, a door stands behind Daisy. A rail lining the porch extends from the top of the steps and out-of-frame at right.
Photograph of Daisy Kellum posing while sitting on a sofa in her family's home. Daisy Kellum sits at center on a sofa. She leans towards the left and rests an elbow on a pillow. She tilts her head to the left and rests it on her hand as she gazes up towards the right. Daisy rests her other hand in her lap. The sofa's arm sits along the left edge. Pillows are piled to the right of it. The sofa extends across the image and out-of-frame at right. In the background, curtains hang down behind Daisy at left and pictures hang from the wall behind her at right.
An out-of-focus photograph of Daisy Kellum posing while holding a flower. Daisy Kellum stands in profile at center. She faces towards the right and raises a flower up towards her face while she gazes at it. Daisy stands near the corner of room. To the left of her, a rocking chair sits, facing the camera. A curtain covers a window behind it. To the right of Daisy, a banjo stands upright in the corner and a pot of flowers stands atop a small table near a door frame. The door frame runs parallel along the right edge of the image. Pictures hang on the walls behind Daisy.
Photograph of Daisy Kellum sauntering between two rooms in her family's home. Daisy Kellum stands right-of-center and holds onto the skirt of her dress with both hands. She appears to move towards the right and stands slightly hunched forward as she glances towards the left. A fur rug covers the floor in front of her. A tea set sits atop a small table in the corner behind and to the right of Daisy. Behind and to the left of Daisy, a rocking chair sits in the wide doorway leading into another room.
Photograph of Daisy Kellum sitting on the floor of her family's home. Daisy Kellum sits in the near distance atop a fur rug. Her legs extend towards the right and out of frame. She rests an arm up on a rocking chair to the left. Her hand cradles her head as she gazes down towards the right. Playing cards sit atop a pillow on the floor in front of her at center. In the background, a tea set sits atop a table in the corner at right and another room extends behind Daisy at left.
Photograph of Daisy Kellum standing on the front porch steps of her family's home. Daisy Kellum stands at center about two steps down from the front porch of her home. She gazes past the camera as she holds up the skirt of her dress with one hand and holds a notebook in the other. The steps she stands upon extend down towards the bottom edge of the image at left. To the right of the steps and Daisy, a rail extends towards the right and out-of-frame. A doorplate hangs from the rail, it reads, "1416." The porch extends towards the right, behind the rail. A door stands behind Daisy.
Photograph of Daisy Kellum standing on the front porch of her family's home. Daisy Kellum stands in the near distance at center with her back to the camera. She holds her right hand up while she turns her head towards the right and glances in the same direction. A set of steps sits in the foreground at left. To the right of the steps and Daisy, a rail extends towards the right and out-of-frame. A doorplate hangs from the rail, it reads, "141[6]." The porch extends towards the right, behind the rail. A door stands beyond Daisy, left-of-center.
Detective Lieutenant Frank R. Harper, center, points to the damage caused by the bomb that went through Lyndon "Red" Foster's bedroom apartment window. A group of unidentified men stand beside him and on the other side of the bed.
Photograph of the bungalow on South Daly Street that H. H. West and Mary A. West lived in after their marriage. It was built by George M. West. South Daly Street stretches across the foreground on a slightly upward angle from left to right. On the opposite side of the street at center, the bungalow stands. It is viewed from the front. A porch stands on the right side of the house and wraps along the side. A dormer sits atop the roof at center. Palm plants line the gap between the bungalow and the old York house (also owned by the Wests) to the right. The York house stands in partial view along the right edge. A bay window juts out from the first floor. The side of another house is visible at left.
Photograph, from left to right, of Sarah Josephine "Dode" Witherby, Mertie West and Wes Witherby posing in front of Wes Witherby's residence on North Stanley Avenue. A sidewalk stretches across the bottom edge of the image. The trio stands at center on the back edge of the sidewalk in front of Wes Witherby's home. They are viewed close-up and all look to camera. The top of their heads extend beyond the top edge of the image. Wes Witherby's home (partial view) stretches across the background.
Donna Emptage, who unwittingly rented the hideout of Leroy Anderson (alias Jack Williams), attempted kidnapper of millionaire San Marino banker Herbert D. Ivey. Emptage stands in a room with an iron-frame bed and other furnishings. This room was located in the rear of the storefront building previously rented by kidnapper Anderson.
Photograph, from left to right, of Earl Kellum sitting and Daisy Kellum standing on their family's front porch and looking to the right. They are viewed from a slight worm's-eye view. The front porch rail extends across the bottom edge of the image. Earl Kellum sits atop the rail, left-of-center, with his legs hanging off the edge. He faces towards the camera, but turns his head to look to the right. Daisy Kellum stands behind and to the right of him. She stands behind the rail and she too looks to the right. A porch column stands above the rail and along the right edge of the image. The front door of the house stands at far left behind the rail. A doorplate hangs down from the rail at left, it reads, "[1]416."
Photograph of Earl Kellum (left) sitting on a sofa and Minnie Kellum (right) standing in front of him in their family's home. Earl Kellum sits on a sofa and faces towards Minnie Kellum at right. He sits with crossed legs and tilts his head towards the wall behind him. The sofa he sits upon stretches back on an angle from left to right. Minnie Kellum stands at right, in front of the sofa and facing towards Earl at left. She looks down towards him. Behind her and to the right, a doorway draped in curtains stands. Beyond it, another room is visible. Pictures hang on the back wall at center.
Photograph, from left to right, of Earl Kellum and Minnie Kellum sitting together on a sofa in their home and performing a scene from "Loving, proposing and kissing." Earl Kellum sits on the leftmost side of the sofa and is dressed up as a woman. He rests his feet to a pillow in front of him while he turns his gaze upwards and to the left. He clasps his hands in front of him. Minnie Kellum sits to the right of Earl and leans into him. She smiles and casts her gaze towards the left while she clasps her hands in front of her. Pillows sit atop the sofa. Behind the sofa, palm fronds hold photographs. Light streams in from the right. Two lens flare orbs hover near Minnie Kellum.
Photograph of Earl Kellum posing while lounging on a sofa in his family's home. Earl Kellum lies across the sofa at center. His legs extend across the sofa at left and he props his arm up on a pillow as he rests his head to his hand at right. His upper leg hangs off the front edge of the sofa. A doorway stands along the right edge. A banjo leans upright against the the door frame next to the sofa. Behind the sofa, a curtain hangs down at left and pictures hang on the wall at center.
Photograph of Earl Kellum standing with a bicycle in front of the Kellum family residence. Earl Kellum stands at center and leans slightly back against a bicycle behind him. He gazes off towards the left as he rests one hand on the bicycle seat behind him and rests the other on the bicycle's handlebars. Behind Earl and the bicycle, a set of about 6 steps lead up to the front porch of the Kellum residence. At the top of the steps, a woman (looks to be Minnie Kellum) sits atop a rail that runs across the front porch. Beneath her a doorplate with the house's address reads, "1416." Back and to the left of Minnie is the front door to the house. The house continues to extend out of frame at left. A wide band of white stretches vertically along the left frame.