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Title
Six nabbed in bullet proof limousine
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection
Date Created and/or Issued
1947
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Title supplied by cataloger.
Photograph caption dated November 15, 1947 reads, "Shown above are six men arrested by police in a drive by public officials against invasion of Los Angeles by eastern gangsters. They were seized in a bullet-proof limousine as threats of a mob war were heard. Left to right are: James Gegace, Sidney Dine, James Frapianno, Harry Brook, Sam Bontempo and Nick Satullo."
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00095706
Herald Examiner Collection
HE box 96.
CARL0005054793
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/33029
Subject
Gang members--California--Los Angeles
Arrest--California--Los Angeles
Men--California--Los Angeles
Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs
Herald-Examiner Collection photographs

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