Skip to main content
Collections
Exhibits
Events
Stories
About
Browse All
Ordering & Use
FAQ
Help
|
English
English
Español
Pirate English
한국어 Korean
中文简体 Simplified Chinese
日本語 Japanese
Search
Advanced Search
Find results with:
error div
Add another field
Search by date
from
after
before
on
to
Searching collections:
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Add or remove collections
Home
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Plunkett family home
Reference URL
Share
To link to this object, paste this link in email, IM or document
To embed this object, paste this HTML in website
Plunkett family home
View Description
Download
small (250x250 max)
medium (500x500 max)
large ( > 500x500)
Full Resolution
Print
Loading content ...
Description
Order Number
00106561
Title
Plunkett
family
home
Collection ID
Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession
HE
box
1822
Date
1929
Physical Description
1
photographic
print
:b&w
;21
x
26
cm
.
Notes
Title
supplied
by
cataloger.
;
Photograph
print
has
several
small
tears
in the
corners
and on the
bottom
.
Historical Data
Edward
L
. "
Ned
"
Doheny
,
Jr
. was
born
on
November
6
,
1893
in
Los
Angeles
. He was the
son
of
oil
magnate
Edward
L
.
Doheny
.
Doheny
was an
executive
in his
father's
company
and was
expected
to
take
charge
when
his
father
stepped
down
. On
February
16
,
1929
,
Doheny
and his
secretary
Theodore
Hugh
Plunkett
were
found
shot
to
death
in
Doheny's
mansion
in
Beverly
Hills
.
Officially
ruled
a
murder-suicide
, with
Plunkett
having
killed
Doheny
,
controversy
surrounded
the
tragedy
.
Several
theories
circulated
,
especially
after
the
story
was
out
of the
papers
after
thirty-six
hours
. The
word
was that
Doheny
Sr
. was "
too
big
to
monkey
with.
"
It
was
speculated
that
Doheny
killed
Plunkett
and then
himself
, that
Doheny's
wife
killed
both
men
, and that a
hired
gun
may
have been
responsible
.
Both
men
had been
implicated
in the
elder
Doheny's
Teapot
Dome
Scandal
, the
younger
men
having
delivered
bribe
money
to
former
secretary
of the
interior
,
Albert
Fall
, on
behalf
of
Doheny
Sr
.
Plunkett
was
set
to
testify
in that
case
.
Description
Photograph
caption
dated
February
18
,
1929
reads
"
Grief
also
casts
its
shadow
today
over
this
modest
cottage
at
3900
Dalton
avenue
,
where
Plunkett
formerly
resided
and
where
his
parents
,
Mr
. and
Mrs
.
Charles
Plunkett
and his
brother
and
sister
now
reside
in
sorrow
.
Plunkett
,
divorced
and
childless
, had been
living
and
brooding
in an
apartment
near
the
estate
of the
Dohenys
, for
whom
he had
worked
16
years.
" The
house
is
Craftsman
style
with a
shingled
roof
,
several
steps
leading
up
to the
porch
with
supporting
columns
on
either
side
, and a
striped
awning
covering
the
front
window
. A
Dalton
street
sign
is
on the
left
. The
lawn
is
small
, a
large
palm
tree
is
at the
curb
, and
other
trees
can
be
seen
in the
background
.
Subject
Plunkett, Theodore Hugh--Homes and haunts.
Dwellings--California--South Los Angeles (Los Angeles).
Porches--California--Los Angeles.
Trees--California--Los Angeles.
Lawns--California--Los Angeles.
Streets--California--South Los Angeles (Los Angeles).
Awnings.
Lost architecture--California--South Los Angeles (Los Angeles).
Dalton Avenue (Los Angeles, Calif.).
South Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Format
Photographic prints
Reproduction Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at
http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html
for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name
Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection
you wish to report:
Your comment:
Your Name:
Submit
Cancel
...
Back to top
Select the collections to add or remove from your search
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Select All Collections
A
Autograph Collection
B
Bookplate Collection
C
COVID-19 Community Archive
D
DWP Photo Collection
E
El Pueblo Monument Photo Collection
F
Fashion Plate Collection
Fruit Crate Label Collection
H
Historical Periodicals
L
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
M
Map Collection
Memories of Los Angeles
Menu Collection
Movie Poster Collection
T
Travel Poster Collection
Y
Yale Puppeteers & Turnabout Theatre Collection
500
You have selected:
1
OK
Cancel