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Title
Burglary suspects at Hollywood Police Station, 1954
Creator
Wesselmann
Date Created and/or Issued
1954-04-08
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
4 images. Burglary suspects at Hollywood police station, 8 April 1954. Jack Warren McDevitt (suspect)
Gwen Hill (suspect)
Officer Don Grant
Officer Ray Olsen
Adam Safian (with some of loot)
Mrs. Madeline Parsons (with fur coat stolen from her home).
Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Wesselmann. Date: 1954-04-08. Reporter: Turner. Assignment: Burglary suspects at Hollywood Police Station. 3: Photographer pushed a door open and snapped this cozy scene at Hollywood Police Station. Burglary suspects Jack Warren McDevitt, left
and girlfriend Gwen Hill. 4: Sgt. Don Grant, left
and Lieut. Earl, question Gwen Hill. 2: Arresting Policeman Ray Olsen, left, and Adam Safian shown packaging some of the loot. 1: Mrs. Madeline Parsons shown with fur coat she has identified as stolen from her home".
Type
image
Format
4 photographs : negatives, b&w
10 x 13 cm.
negatives (photographic)
photographs
Identifier
examiner-m20626
EXM-N-11086-014~1...~4
http://doi.org/10.25549/examiner-m20626
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/EXM-N-11086-014~1.jpg
Language
English
Time Period
1954-04-08
Place
California
Hollywood
Los Angeles
USA
Source
11086-014 [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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