Fleeing before threats : the wife and son of Special Prosecutor Joseph Fainer

Joyce and Jerry Fainer on the deck of the cruise liner Matsonia docked in San Francisco Harbor before it departs for Hawaii. They are the wife and son of Special Prosecutor Joseph Lionel Fainer. The Fainer famly had been threatened for Joseph’s participation in the investigation of underworld activities in California. Jerry is wearing a “Buster Brown”-style suit; J.L. has on a hat, overcoat, and high heeled shoes.

Publication date: 1938-02-13

Size: 16 x 10.1 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• San Francisco (Calif.)

Subject(s):

• Fainer, Joyce
• Fainer, Jerry
• Fainer, Joseph Lionel--Family--1930-1940
• Matsonia (Steamship)--People--California--San Francisco--1930-1940
• Ocean liners--American--California--San Francisco--1930-1940
• Passengers--California--San Francisco--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• Photographs
• Portrait photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (February 13, 1938), p. 7

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.)