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
10 images. Police shooting at Laguna Beach, 13 February 1953. Gordon C. French (Police officer victim (copy) Carle Lawson Miller (National City) (Copy), suspect shot himself to death Ramona Smith (copy), ex-wife of Miller Timothy John Miller -- 1e3 years (copy), son of Carle Mary Cecilia Miller -- 52 years (mother of Carle) Lieutenant George Pletts. Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Brunk. Date: 02-14. Reporter: Devlin. Assignment: Cop shooting, Laguna Beach. B3-4: Gordon G. French, Police Officer. B9-10: Carle Lawson Miller (dead forger) 7-8: Mille, and ex-wife Ramona Smith Timothy John, son (now 13 yrs.). 5-6: Mary Cecelia Miller, 52. 61-62: Lt. George Pletts, booking officer present at shooting. 63-64: Miller, and ex-wife Ramona Miller Smith, 31 (separated 6 years)."
Type
image
Format
10 photographs : negatives, b&w 13 x 10 cm. image/tiff negatives (photographic) photographs
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