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Title
Garrett family held as hostages by escaped convicts, 1958
Creator
Wesselmann
Date Created and/or Issued
1958-02-14
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
Los Angeles Examiner Collection, 1920-1961
Rights Information
Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
USC Libraries Special Collections
University of Southern California
specol@usc.edu
Description
2 images. Garrett family held as hostages by escaped convicts, 14 February 1958. Officer Eugene Sullivan
Ray Garrett -- 18 years
Mary Garrett
Tom Garrett.
Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Wesselmann. Date: 1958-02-14. Reporter: Coart. Assignment: Escaped convict story. 5: Apartment building at 1665 West 205th Street at Western Avenue where both families live were molested by escaped cons. 7: Detective Eugene Sullivan examines jar with fingerprints he thinks belong to escaped cons. 6: Left to right: Ray Garrett, 18
Mary Garrett, 15
Tom Garrett, 21. 3/4: Brothers and sister who were held captive by escaped cons. Left to right: Tom Garrett, 21
Ray Garrett, 18
Mary Garrett, 15".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : negative, b&w
13 x 10 cm.
negatives (photographic)
photographs
Identifier
examiner-m14655
EXM-N-12296-006~1...~2
http://doi.org/10.25549/examiner-m14655
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/EXM-N-12296-006~1.jpg
Language
English
Time Period
1958-02-14
Place
1665 West 205th Street
California
Los Angeles
Torrance
USA
Source
12296-006 [Sleeve Number]
University of Southern California [Contributing entity]
Relation
Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, 1950-1961
Los Angeles Examiner Photographs Collection, 1920-1961
examiner-m1663

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