Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of Oliver Goodrich in a gown and wrapped in a blanket, infant son of Dorothy Harrington Goodrich, held by Vada Sullivan, Chief Matron at the Los Angeles County Jail. Photo published with the article, "Jail Life Not so Bad: Baby Smiles at Mother Who's Held in Cell on Check Charge," Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 1936: A3. Text from newspaper caption: Oliver Goodrich, 2 months of age, who makes his home in the County Jail. His mother is serving time on a check charge. Chief matron Vada Sullivan is shown with him. Text from negative sleeve: 3132. Vada Sullivan, Oliver Dean Goodrich. County jail matron & jail baby. [Stamped:] DEC 11 1935. Handwritten on negative: Oliver Dean Goodrich. Nada Sullivan.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_10945 ark:/21198/zz002hb2vp
Subject
Babies--California--Los Angeles Prison wardens--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles County Jail (Los Angeles, Calif.) Sanders, Vada Catherine Sullivan, 1888-1958 Goodrich, Oliver Dean, 1935-2010
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