Marian Semmelmeyer with pistol, 1933

Item Overview

Title

Marian Semmelmeyer with pistol, 1933

Date Created

June 20, 1933

Date

1933-06-20

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Possibly connected to Los Angeles Times article, November 15, 1934, Woman Pistol Champ Afraid of Guns (Mrs. Marion Simmelmeyer, California pistol-shot champion); or October 19, 1934, Police Pistol Teams to Meet (A women’s team, captained by Mrs. Marian Semmelmeyer of Beverly Hills, also will shoot); or April 19, 1933, Film Wounding Laid to Defect, Bullet-Proof Vest Failed Stunt Man McClellan, Woman Pistol Expert Had Hit Squarely on Mark (The story of his accidental shooting during the filming of a daring scene for the Universal newsreel was revealed yesterday by Mrs. Marion Semmelmeyer, crack pistol shot.)
Marian Semmelmeyer, smiling, in light suit and hat, left hand in pocket, right hand aiming pistol at camera, standing on dirt road with parked cars at left, trees in background

Caption

Text from nitrate negative sleeve: Semmelmeyer, Marian Mrs. Pistol champ, 1935
Handwritten at edge of negative: Mrs. Marian Semmelmeyer 6/20/33 LW

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Semmelmeyer, Marian Agnes, 1904-2004

Resource type

still image

Subjects

People
Handguns