This photograph may be associated with the article, “Mrs. Carter Gets Daughter: Wife Who Slew Girl In Love Triangle Freed,” Los Angeles Times, 27 Jun. 1935: A1.
Murder suspect Gladys Carter seated at desk in office setting with Los Angeles County Jail matron Vada Sullivan. Carter looks on as Sullivan fills out form. The photograph may have been taken on April 25, 1935, when Carter was taken from Los Angeles General Hospital to Los Angeles Municipal Court, where she was arraigned for the murder of Frances Walker and ordered to be held at Los Angeles County Jail.
Vada Sullivan, seated on floor or low stool, next to dresser with open bottom drawer, holding hand of sleeping baby Helen Arce, wrapped in blanket in drawer
Isobel Steele received publicity after she was confined in a German prison while studying abroad after graduating from Occidental College. Steele was accused of being a spy and was held for three months.
Three women gather around the Christmas tree. One woman holds a dress and another holds a doll. Mrs. Sullivan stands behind the woman with the doll, holding clothes.