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Title
Reenactment of a robbery at Belvedere State Bank, Belvedere Heights (Los Angeles), 1923
Date Created and/or Issued
August 21, 1923
1923-08-21
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
Police officers and bank staff reenacting the August 21, 1923 robbery of Belvedere State Bank in East Los Angeles. A man is reenacting climbing over the counter. This photograph may be related to the article, "Police Trail Bank Bandits: Belvedere Robbers Sighted Near Pasadena; Gang Gets $20,000; Member Shot by Bystander," Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 1923: II1.
Handwritten on negative: Hold = up of Belvedere State Bank / 8/21/23. Neg No 1, See Neg No 2. 5247 Whittier Blvd.
Text from negative sleeve: California, Belvedere. State bank.
Type
image
Format
b&w glass negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_b3696_G699
ark:/21198/z1jt5h6x
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Bank robberies--California--Los Angeles
Police--California--Los Angeles
Belvedere State Bank (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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