LeRoy Parrish, donut maker, keeps working despite robbery
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
Title supplied by cataloger. Photograph caption dated November 26, 1959 reads, " 'Ignores Holdup' -- Le Roy Parrish, 15-year-old doughnut maker, continues his work of turning out doughnuts despite fact holdup man relieved him of $40 while he worked in shop at 19649 Ventura Blvd. in Woodland Hills."; Parrish was confronted with a robber demanding $40; after Parrish handed over the money he called his boss to inform him of the robbery. His boss' response - "We're busy keep making the donuts." Parrish called the police three hours later after he made reached his quota of 300 dozen donuts.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ; 26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Bakers and bakeries--California--Los Angeles Doughnuts Robbery--California--San Fernando Valley Woodland Hills (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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