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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated September 28, 1960 reads "Using her pen as a gun, Mrs. Reva Jones, 43, 2129 Screenland Dr., Burbank, tells police officer E. H. Druger how a well-dressed, middle-aged gunman robbed the Southern California Gas Co. office at 5156 Lankershim Blvd., of $188 Wednesday afternoon. After taking money, from cash drawers, the gunman forced Mrs. Jones and a co-worker, Mrs. Helen Richards, 45, 1211 Brighton Ave., Burbank, into a rear room and fled." The office is in North Hollywood.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Southern California Gas Company--Employees Women--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Clerks--California--Los Angeles Police--California--Los Angeles Victims of crimes--California--Los Angeles Robbery--California--Los Angeles Crime--California--Los Angeles Telephone--California--Los Angeles Telephone calls--California--Los Angeles Pens--California--Los Angeles Gestures North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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