School children write a letter to kidnapper of June Robles, Tucson, 1934

Item Overview

Title

School children write a letter to kidnapper of June Robles, Tucson, 1934

Date Created

May 3, 1934

Date

1934-05-03

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

English

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of unnamed children and teacher in a classroom. They are shown here writing a letter. In the background there is a chalkboard that features ten sentences writing in English, presumably a grammar exercise.
This photograph appears with the article, “GO-BETWEEN VEILS TRIP: Robles Aide Hies to Nogales Ransoming of Girl Believed Near in Mexico and Cash Ready Grandfather Gets $15,000 but Remains in Tucson; Officers More Cheery,” Los Angeles Times, 3 May. 1934: 1.
This photograph is featured in the Los Angeles Times with the photograph that has the item ark 21198/zz002h9f8r.

Caption

Text from newspaper caption: CLASSMATES PLEAD FOR JUNE’S RELEASE In the upper photograph are pictured Grade 2Bclassmates of little June Robles, victim of kidnapers at Tucson, who have childishly scrawled a pathetic message (below) to abductors asking that the child be released.
Text from negative sleeve: Robles, June. Kidnap Case 1934.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Robles, June Cecilia, 1927-2014

Location

Tucson (Ariz.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Teachers--Arizona--Tucson
Children--Arizona--Tucson
Classrooms--Arizona--Tucson