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Arthur "Shorty" Smith being questioned by Deputy Sheriff Gilbert Blasdell, Los Angeles, 1925-1926

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Title: Arthur "Shorty" Smith being questioned by Deputy Sheriff Gilbert Blasdell, Los Angeles, 1925-1926
Date Created and/or Issued: [between 1925-1926]
1925/1926
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: Deputy Sheriff Gilbert Blasdell and Arthur "Shorty" Smith seated at a table. Deputy Sheriff Blasdell has a pen in hand pointing towards some papers while Mr. Smith looks down towards the papers. A calendar from Behrendt Levy Co. Insurance hangs behind them on the wall. Arthur "Shorty" Smith was arrested by sheriff Blasdell and was detained as a witness in the murder case of the sisters Nina and May Martin in late 1925.
Handwritten on negative: L to R - Arthur "shorty" Smith & Depu. Sheriff J. C. Blasdel
Text from negative sleeve: Blasdell. Dept. sheriff.
Type: image
Format: b&w glass negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_b3694_G489
ark:/21198/z1b62bm1
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Questioning--California--Los Angeles
Sheriffs--California--Los Angeles
Smith, Arthur, 1899-1982
Blasdell, Gilbert C., 1879 or 80-1936
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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