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Title
Cops caught 'em playing 'penny ante' poker
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection
Date Created and/or Issued
1949
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Police department faces were flushed royally today, but smiles were on faces of men who were nabbed in "big" poker game during their lunch hour. Stakes of $1.80 had been confiscated by arresting policemen. Released after paying $5 fines are (left to right) Lyman Rollins, Ralph Zeiser, Romero Delelia and Andrew Ball Jr. At right is Baliff Glenn Pierce. Photo dated: September 17, 1949.
Type
Image
Format
1 photograph :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier
00039608
Herald Examiner Collection
HE box 1065.
CARL0000043262
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/15164
Subject
Gambling--California--Los Angeles
Gambling and crime--California--Los Angeles
Herald-Examiner Collection photographs

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