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Title
Prisoner E. Rand Becker with his new bride Lillian Beatty and her sister Maude Beatty, Los Angeles, 1920
Date Created and/or Issued
January 28, 1920
1920-01-28
Publication Information
Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information
US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description
E. Rand Becker, son of P. A. Becker, head of Lloyd's Insurance Company, often found himself in trouble for writing bad checks. He was able to avoide serving significant jail time. Image appears with the article "Becker's Girl Tells Identity: She Calls Worthless Check Passer Wonderful Boy," Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 1920: II1.
Text from newspaper caption: Jailed Scion of Wealth, His Fiancee and Her Sister. Miss Lillian Beatty (right), E. Rand Becker, Miss Maude Beatty
Handwritten on negative: 3 2 1
Text from negative sleeve: Becker, E Rand. Forger.
Type
image
Format
b&w glass negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_b3693_G356
ark:/21198/z13832gt
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Prisoners--California--Los Angeles
Weddings--California--Los Angeles
Rich people--California--Los Angeles
Becker, Rand E
Beatty, Lillian
Beatty, Maude
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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