Mrs. Mary V. Squires with her children in a Small Claims court, Los Angeles, 1935

Item Overview

Title

Mrs. Mary V. Squires with her children in a Small Claims court, Los Angeles, 1935

Date Created

Aug 9, 1935

Date

1935-08-09

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of Mary V Squires [incorrectly reported as Ola Marie Squires] of Houston, Texas, with her children, Mary Twombly Squires [incorrectly reported as Maria Tom] and Royal Squires at a Small Claims court, where Mrs. Squires sued for damages against the car. The children play with toy cars as their mother looks on.
Photograph published under caption, "Court's Just Place to Play," with article, "Stored Car Grew Worn, Says Claim," Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 1935: A1.

Caption

Text on negative sleeve: 1562 - Aug 14, 1935; L to R, Royal Squires - 6 yr, Mrs. Ola Marie Squire, Marie Tom Squire - 11 yr, 8/9/35; Pictures in small claims court where Mrs. Ola Marie Squrie is suing for damage to her car.
Handwritten on negative: [bottom] Mrs. Ola Marie Squire, [right] Marie Tom Squires, [left] Royal Squires

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Squires, Mary Viola, 1904-1975
Squires, Royal Jack., 1928 or 1929
Squires, Mary Twombly, b. 1925 or 1926

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Actions and defenses--California--Los Angeles
Children--California--Los Angeles
Mothers and daughters
Mothers and sons