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. Bookie Raid (1107 San Pasqual Street in Pasadena), 29 November 1951. Jim Branch Vice Detective Clinton Wright Leif Brandin (Fireman) (Overall shot of home at 1107 San Pasqual Street in Pasadena). Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Richardson. Date: 1951-11-29. Reporter: Swaim. Assignment: Bookie raid. K?: L. to R.: Fireman Jim Branch, Vice Detective Clinton Wright and Fireman Leif Brandin, Pas. F.D., examining one of two refrigeration gas containers (sulphur dioxide) used by bookmaking suspect in escape during raid. 1 wet neg. in box: Overall shot of home at 1107 San Pascual Street, Pasadena where officers were nearly gassed in bookie raid".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : negatives, b&w 10 x 13 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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