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Photograph caption dated February 14, 1958 reads "Mrs. Edna McElroy, 52, of 1010 E. Santa Anita Ave., Burbank, pulls collar of her coat around face as she hides behind purse at Burbank jail. She was one of six persons picked up in raid which police say smashed $1,500,000-a-year bookmaking syndicate." See images 00155951 through 00155956 for all photos in this series.
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