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Title
Vandalized Marilyn Monroe's crypt
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection
Contributor
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation
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 reads: "Scott Jones, director of Westwood Memorial Park, in Westwood points to chip in marble plate where vandals attempted to break into Marilyn Monroe's crypt. Jones says several people in the past have attempted to break into the crypt. Some have caused more damage, he said. Three youths were being sought by police." Photograph dated September 6, [19--].
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00081500
Herald Examiner Collection
SCHH_b001_f3_i35
CARL0000080524
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/24896
Subject
Monroe, Marilyn,--1926-1962--Tomb
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Crypts--California--Los Angeles
Cemeteries--California--Westwood (Los Angeles)
Vandalism--California--Los Angeles
Westwood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Herald-Examiner Collection photographs

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