H. William Hess determined to protect himself after receiving multiple threats, Los Angeles, 1936

Title: H. William Hess determined to protect himself after receiving multiple threats, Los Angeles, 1936
Date Created: March 18, 1936
Date: 1936-03-18
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: Mr. Hess holds a handgun in one hand and an ace of spades in the other.
Handwritten on negative: Atty H. Wm Hess
Photograph appears with the article, "Legion Leader Menaced After Series of Threats," Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar 1936: 9.
American Legion leader and attorney H. William Hess has been receiving threatening telephone calls from an anonymous person at his home and office, and recently received an envelope in the mail containing an ace of spades, which he takes as a threat to his safety.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: 4450 - Atty H. Wm Hess Death Threat - calls + ace card in mail (also Amer. Legion official) [stamped:] Mar 25 1936
Text from newspaper caption: H. William Hess, Los Angeles attorney and American Legion official, yesterday armed himself with an automatic pistol when, after receiving a number of threatening telephone calls, he was mailed an ace of spades, which he regarded as a death symbol.

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
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