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Title
Gags hold woman in gem theft
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued
1950
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Photograph was edited for publication purposes
Photograph caption dated June 7, 1950 reads, "Shows how - Mrs. Thelma Steinberg shows Det. K. E. Weaver position bandit couple tied her hands in when they robbed her of $10,680 in cash and jewelry after posing as prospective buyers of her North Hollywood home."
Type
Image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00134272
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d040_f37_i7
CARL0005598744
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/64795
Subject
Assault and battery--California--Los Angeles
Robbery investigation--California--Los Angeles
Robbery--California--Los Angeles
Detectives--California--Los Angeles
Telephones
Women--California--Los Angeles
Men--California--Los Angeles
Dwellings--California--North Hollywood (Los Angeles)
Interiors--California--North Hollywood (Los Angeles)
North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Valley Times Collection photographs

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