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Title: Attempted kidnapping, 1953
Creator: Wesselmann
Date Created and/or Issued: 1953-08-26
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: 2 images. 2 Attempted kidnapping, 26 August 1953. Jere Gosselin (victim of attempted kidnapping)
William E. Baggett -- 30 years (suspect).
Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Wesselmann. Date: 1953-08-26. Reporter: Turner. Assignment: Attempted kidnapping at Alvarado and Seventh. 5-6: Jere Gosselin was grabbed by Wm. E. Baggett, 30, as she walked along Alvarado to her hotel. She says he tried to get her into his car."
Type: image
Format: 2 photographs : negatives, b&w
13 x 10 cm.
image/tiff
negatives (photographic)
photographs
Identifier: examiner-m
EXM-N-9990-009~1...~2
http://doi.org/10.25549/examiner-m25024
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/EXM-N-9990-009~1.jpg
Language: English
Subject: Kidnapping
Time Period: 1953-08-26
Place: 34.056482,-118.276813
California
Los Angeles
South Alvarado Street and Seventh Street
USA
Source: 9990-009 [Sleeve Number]
University of Southern California [Contributing entity]
Relation: Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, 1950-1961
Los Angeles Examiner Photographs Collection, 1920-1961

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