Skip to main content

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

Have a question about this item?

Item information. View source record on contributor's website.

Title
School children write a letter to kidnapper of June Robles, Tucson, 1934
Date Created and/or Issued
May 3, 1934
1934-05-03
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.
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.
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.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_11403
ark:/21198/zz002h9fbs
Language
English
Subject
Teachers--Arizona--Tucson
Children--Arizona--Tucson
Classrooms--Arizona--Tucson
Robles, June Cecilia, 1927-2014
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

About the collections in Calisphere

Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. View our statement on digital primary resources.

Copyright, permissions, and use

If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.

Share your story

Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.

Explore related content on Calisphere: