Skip to main content

Image / Bar in Bugsy Siegel's home

Have a question about this item?

Item information. View source record on contributor's website.

Title
Bar in Bugsy Siegel's home
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection
Date Created and/or Issued
1940
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Photograph caption dated August 17, 1940 reads, "Officers wondered about the source of Siegel's wealth, for he lived in a 35-room mansion, superbly furnished, and he cut a wide swath in Hollywood night life. Above is the private bar in his home, stocked with choice liquors and equipped with slot machines to entertain his friends."
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00010110
Herald Examiner Collection
SCHE_b004_f1_i6; HE-000-968 4x5
CARL0004957345
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/8084
Subject
Siegel, Bugsy,--1906-1947--Homes and haunts
Bars (Furniture)
Dwellings--California--Los Angeles
Holmby Hills (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs
Herald-Examiner Collection photographs

About the collections in Calisphere

Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. View our statement on digital primary resources.

Copyright, permissions, and use

If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.

Share your story

Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.

Explore related content on Calisphere: