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Portrait photograph [ca. 1935] of missing girl, Elvi Ojala, Los Angeles, [rephotographed 1935]

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Title: Portrait photograph [ca. 1935] of missing girl, Elvi Ojala, Los Angeles, [rephotographed 1935]
Date Created and/or Issued: October 19, 1935
1935-10-19
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Copy photograph of a studio portrait of 16-year-old Elvi Ojala. Ojala wears a primped, short hairstyle, a brooch of a small bouquet of flowers, and a light-colored top or dress.Ojala went missing in 1935 and this photo may have been used alongside a story informing the public of her disappearance. This is unconfirmed as no article has been found. It is unknown what ultimately happened to the girl.
Handwritten on nitrate negative: Elvi Ojala - 10-19-35
Text from nitrate negative sleeve: 2639-- Elvi Ojala - 16 yrs., 10-19-35, missing girl, [STAMPED:] OCT 29 1935
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_9136
ark:/21198/zz002dh4w5
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Missing persons--California--Los Angeles
Ojala, Elvi, b. 1919 or 1920
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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