George and Albert Acree arrested for the kidnapping of James C. Gelvin, Los Angeles, 1936

Item Overview

Title

George and Albert Acree arrested for the kidnapping of James C. Gelvin, Los Angeles, 1936

Date Created

February 18, 1936

Date

1936-02-18

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

George and Albert sit in two separate chairs, each of them handcuffed by one wrist to the arm of their respective chairs. A group of men stand behind them, their faces cut off by the top of the frame.
Story related to photograph appears with the article, "Pair Identified as Abductors and Hold-up Men," Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb 1936: A3.
James C. Gelvin of Glendale testified to being robbed and left tied to a post by brothers George and Albert Acree, who are to answer to charges of kidnapping and nine robbery counts. The two face life sentences on the kidnapping charge alone.

Caption

Handwritten on negative: L 2 R Albert Acree George Acree 2/8/36
Text from negative sleeve: 3577 - Albert Acree George Acree Street Car Bandits 2 - 8 - 36 Box 10 [stamped:] Feb 11 1936

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Acree, George Carnes, 1914-2006
Acree, Albert Fitzhugh, 1916-1978

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Brothers--American--California--Los Angeles
Crimes--California--Los Angeles