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Widow Ina Secrest and her children Juanita, Vontella, Raymond and Lois receive Christmas gifts, Los Angeles, 1935

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Title: Widow Ina Secrest and her children Juanita, Vontella, Raymond and Lois receive Christmas gifts, Los Angeles, 1935
Date Created and/or Issued: December 31, 1935
1935-12-31
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
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
The children grin as they stare at the tiny decorated tree standing on a table surrounded by wrapped gifts of all sort and underneath the table are even more presents such as dolls and a train set.
Photograph appears with the article, "Gifts Cheer Sad Family/Gifts Shower Family of Slain W.P.A. Father," Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec 1935: A1.
Mrs. Ina Secrest and her four children were left without a husband and a father after Charles Layman went on a shooting spree at a construction site at La Brea and Exposition Boulevard - sympathetic people sent the family toys, flowers, food and more.
Text from newspaper caption: Mrs. Ina Secrest, widowed when Charles M. Layman, W. P. A. worker, ran amuck with a gun a few days ago, surrounded by gifts which oured in from sympathetic friends and strangers to lighten burden of grief at Christmas-time. With her are her children, Juanita, Vontella, Raymond and Lois.
Text from negative sleeve: 4251 - Mrs Ina Secrest + family (widow of WPA project shooting victim) Xmas Presents 12/24/35 [stamped:] Dec 31 1935
Handwritten on negative: Mrs Ina Secrest; family
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_13297
ark:/21198/zz002hng6p
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Christmas trees--California--Los Angeles
Dolls
Christmas presents
Widows--California--Los Angeles
Holidays--California--Los Angeles
Families--American--California--Los Angeles
Secrest, Ina, 1898-1983
Secrest, Juanita, 1923-1988
Secrest, Vontella, 1922-1985
Secrest, Lois, 1929-1998
Secrest, Raymond, 1926-1987
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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