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Title: Kidnap-robbery (child hostage and robbery of father), 1953
Creator: Sandusky
Date Created and/or Issued: 1953-12-16
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. Kidnap-robbery (child hostage and robbery of father), 16 December 1953. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Farmer (parents of victim)
David Farmer -- 21 months (bandit held shotgun on him to force father to open safe)
James B. McKinnon (officer).
Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Sandusky. Date: 1953-12-16. Assignment: Shot-gun armed bandits held child hostage & kidnap father in robbery, 3541 Maplewood, Venice. 9-10: Henry & Laura Farmer comfort son David, 21 mos., after bandit held shotgun on David to force Farmer to open safe. 11-12, l/r: Henry Farmer
Officer James B. McKinnon taking robbery report
Mrs. Laura Farmer holds David. (Note safe: personal papers including govt. bonds thrown on floor)."
Type: image
Format: 4 photographs : negatives, b&w
13 x 10 cm.
image/tiff
negatives (photographic)
photographs
Identifier: examiner-m
EXM-N-10088-010~1...~4
http://doi.org/10.25549/examiner-m24809
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/EXM-N-10088-010~1.jpg
Language: English
Subject: Kidnapping
Robbery
Time Period: 1953-12-16
Place: 34.003684,-118.448067
3541 Maplewood
California
Los Angeles
USA
Venice, Los Angeles
Source: 10088-010 [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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