Fleeta and William Gettle happily embrace after his kidnapping, Beverly Hills, 1934

Item Overview

Title

Fleeta and William Gettle happily embrace after his kidnapping, Beverly Hills, 1934

Date Created

May 15, 1934

Date

1934-05-15

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

This photograph appears with the article, "Doctor Gives Gettle Physical Examination to Determine Effects of Kidnapping. Eyes Found Irritated. Ankles Bruises Discovered. Happy Scenes Enacted at Victim's Home as He and Family Hold Reunion. Released Millionaire Lauds Federal County and City Officials' Assistance," Los Angeles Times, 16 May 1935: 6.
Mrs. Gettle happily embraces her husband, who has recently returned from being kidnapped. She declared herself, "America's happiest woman."

Caption

Handwritten on negative: WM F. Gettle + Wife. May 1934.
Text from newspaper caption: "America's Happiest Woman" Assured of the recovery of her health from an attack of pneumonia and reunited with her kidnapped husband. Mrs. William F. Gettle, after many anxious hours, declares herself to be one of America's happiest women. She is shown above in the arms of her husband yesterday at their Beverly Hills home.
Text from negative sleeve: 1518- Aug. 14, 1935. Mr. and Mrs. William F. Gettle [originally typed as 'Settle'].

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Gettle, William F., 1887-1941
Gettle, Fleeta Beatrice Girten, 1901-1935

Location

Beverly Hills (Calif.)

Longitude

34.072519

Latitude

-118.416634

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Kidnappings--California
Millionaires--California--Beverly Hills