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Harriet Lund, Bernice Haverty, and Prudence Winterrowd at the Los Angeles County Jail with dolls donated at Christmastime, 1930s

Description:: (left to right) Harriet Lund, Bernice Haverty, and Prudence Winterrowd at the Los Angeles County Jail with dolls donated at Christmastime.
Date:: [1930s]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Matron Vada Sullivan Russell and others decorate a Christmas tree at the Los Angeles County Jail, 1930s

Description:: Matron Vada Sullivan Russell and others decorating a tree for Christmas at the LA County Jail. In front of the tree are several stuffed animals.
Date:: [1930s]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Sam Williams eating from a large spoon with Police Captain Clement Peoples and Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz at the Los Angeles County Jail

Description:: (left to right) Police captain Clement Peoples, Sam Williams, and Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz tasting something with a large spoon at the Los Angeles County Jail.
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Robert Noble, self-proclaimed benefactor of the elderly, awaiting bail in County Jail, Los Angeles, November 3, 1937

Description:: Robert Noble in County Jail awaiting bail. Noble, a self-proclaimed benefactor of the elderly, was arrested as he entered court to face misdemeanor charges, on a warrant that officers had been trying to serve for days. He was seized and booked and went to jail to await his $1000 bail to be made. Noble was a radio personality who gained loyal followers from an old age pension plan he promoted. Noble and his followers were originally arrested on October 17, 1937 while staging a demonstration near radio station KMTR. Noble was charged with holding a parade without permit, blocking the sidewalk and refusing to disperse on police command. After a lengthy trial, Noble spent five days in jail, he planned to use the time to prepare speeches for a gubernatorial campaign. He said he was pleased that he would have a captive audience at this time
Date:: November 3, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Japanese nationals detained in a Los Angeles jail

Description:: Japanese nationals who have been arrested by the FBI are detained in a Los Angeles jail in preparation of their evacuation from Los Angeles.
Date:: 1942
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Willard James Turtine is escorted through jail by guard Floyd Mellor, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: Likely related to the article, "SIFTS PLANS SALE CHARGE: Pacific Powers Watch Move Two Men in Custody and Certain Orientals Sought; Officers to Testify," Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 1936: 1
Date:: March 4, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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City Jail, Los Angeles, 1920-1939

Description:: View of the parking lot of L.A. City Jail. Bars on the windows are visible.
Date:: [1920-1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Los Angeles central police station, Los Angeles, circa 1920

Description:: City street with pedestrians, cars and buildings including Los Angeles central police station, which includes the city jail. Sign on building reads: Leonard Freefield Company Printers. The Central Los Police Station, a Romanesque revival style building faced with rusticated stone, was designed by architect Charles L. Strange, and opened around 1908. Strange was also the architect of the Hotel Green, in Pasadena (1887), and the Superior Court Building in Santa Ana (1900-1901).
Date:: [circa 1920]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Lincoln Heights Jail, Los Angeles, circa 1927

Description:: Exterior view of the city jail at Lincoln Heights with the street in front at 421 North Avenue 19. The Art Deco Building was constructed in 1927 and opened in 1931. It was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument on November 30, 1993.
Date:: [circa 1927]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Male prisoners posing for camera in dining area at Wilshire police station, Los Angeles, circa 1920

Date:: [circ 1920]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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David Clark with his wife, Nancy, outside of his cell during his murder trial, Los Angeles, 1931

Date:: 1931
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Police officer Ray Cottle and Captain Clem Peoples reveal the old jail cell door, Los Angeles, 1929

Description:: Photograph appears with the article "BURIED BASTILLE DOORS OPENED AGAIN: Office Alterations Expose Barriers Used Fifty Years Ago," Los Angeles Times, 04 Dec. 1929: A11.
Date:: December 3, 1929
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Charles Wesley Way in jail after threatening to shoot oil workers, Los Angeles, 1925

Description:: Charles Wesley Way dressed in overalls, sitting in front of jail cell after his arrest for threatening to shoot oil workers. Reported in "TERROR REIGN IN OIL AREA ENDED: Armed Threatener of Men Taken by Officers Terrorist Former Inmate of State Asylum Fancied Wrongs Held Cause for Man's Actions," Los Angeles Times, 01 Oct 1925: 7.
Date:: September 30, 1925
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Reverend Robert Shuler with hands on hips, standing in jail cell, Los Angeles, 1930

Description:: Photo appears with title "Pastor Starts Contempt Sentence," Los Angeles Times, 06 May 1930: A1.
Date:: May 5, 1930
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Jail cell of Clara Phillips, Los Angeles, 1922

Description:: The jail cell of Clara Phillips after her escape. Window bars are missing. In November Phillips had been convicted of the murder of Alberta Meadows.
Date:: December 1922
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Bridge of Sighs, passageway between the jail and Hall of Justice, Los Angeles, 1921

Description:: Bridge of Sighs, a covered passageway connecting the jail to the Hall of Justice.
Date:: 1921
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Woman sits on a bench beside a jail cell, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: No record of Louise Tewks or Teuks was found in the Los Angeles Times. Spelling of her last name is unknown.
Date:: August 8, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

George Christensen smoking a cigarette in jail, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: This photograph appears with the article, “Paroled Pair’s Deadly Weapon,” Los Angeles Times, 18 Jul. 1935: A2.
Date:: July 18, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Vladimir Salata, local gangster, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: This photograph appears with the article, “Paroled Pair’s Deadly Weapon,” Los Angeles Times, 18 Jul. 1935: A2.
Date:: July 18, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Murder suspect Samuel Whittaker being booked at Central Jail, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: From left to right: Samuel Whittaker, H. M. Swanson, Det. Lt. Ray E. Giese, Sgt C. L. Huff. Whittaker removes his watch as he's booked at Los Angeles Central Jail.
Date:: March 19, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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Harriet Lund, Bernice Haverty, and Prudence Winterrowd at the Los Angeles County Jail with dolls donated at Christmastime, 1930s

Matron Vada Sullivan Russell and others decorate a Christmas tree at the Los Angeles County Jail, 1930s

Sam Williams eating from a large spoon with Police Captain Clement Peoples and Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz at the Los Angeles County Jail

Robert Noble, self-proclaimed benefactor of the elderly, awaiting bail in County Jail, Los Angeles, November 3, 1937

Japanese nationals detained in a Los Angeles jail

Willard James Turtine is escorted through jail by guard Floyd Mellor, Los Angeles, 1936

City Jail, Los Angeles, 1920-1939

Los Angeles central police station, Los Angeles, circa 1920

Lincoln Heights Jail, Los Angeles, circa 1927

Male prisoners posing for camera in dining area at Wilshire police station, Los Angeles, circa 1920

David Clark with his wife, Nancy, outside of his cell during his murder trial, Los Angeles, 1931

Police officer Ray Cottle and Captain Clem Peoples reveal the old jail cell door, Los Angeles, 1929

Charles Wesley Way in jail after threatening to shoot oil workers, Los Angeles, 1925

Reverend Robert Shuler with hands on hips, standing in jail cell, Los Angeles, 1930

Jail cell of Clara Phillips, Los Angeles, 1922

Bridge of Sighs, passageway between the jail and Hall of Justice, Los Angeles, 1921

Woman sits on a bench beside a jail cell, Los Angeles, 1935

George Christensen smoking a cigarette in jail, Los Angeles, 1935

Vladimir Salata, local gangster, Los Angeles, 1935

Murder suspect Samuel Whittaker being booked at Central Jail, Los Angeles, 1936

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