Overell was likely a spectator at the trial of William Edward Hickman, tried for the kidnap and murder of 12-year-old Marion Parker in December of 1927. Hickman’s trial began January 25 and ended less than two weeks later. He was executed at San Quentin, October 19, 1928.
A different photograph taken on the same occasion appears with the article, “War’s Survivors Parade to Honor Those Who Died,” Los Angeles Times, 31 May 1935: A2.
A view of the procession going up South Spring Street toward the State Building. Horses lead a row of cars, possibly transporting the speakers of the ceremony. Throngs of people line the sidewalks.
Springboard diver Marjorie Gestring leaping from the board in front of stands of spectators. At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin Gestring won the gold medal in 3-meter springboard diving. She was 13 years old at the time and was the youngest person ever to win an Olympic gold medal. Gestring was a native Los Angeleno
An aerial view of the "Birthday Fiesta Pageant" procession, which began and ended at City Hall. It marks the anniversary of Spanish settlers' "founding" of Los Angeles.
Eleanor Roosevelt spoke to a mostly female audience about the need to engage in charitable work during a trip to Los Angeles with President Franklin D. Roosevelt.