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Coat of arms for the "House of Douglas" that was used by hoaxer Robert Andrews, Los Angeles, 1924

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Title: Coat of arms for the "House of Douglas" that was used by hoaxer Robert Andrews, Los Angeles, 1924
Date Created and/or Issued: August 06,1924
1924-08-06
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: Coat of arms for the "House of Douglas" that was used by hoaxer Robert Andrews. Andrews used the fake name Sir Walter Robert Douglas and scammed people by posing as nobility and as a musician. This photograph appears in the article, "Art Ponzi Had Visions of Mansion: Negotiated for Glengarry Castle as Headquarters for His Projects," Los Angeles Times, 07 Aug. 1924: A1.
Text from negative sleeve: Douglas, Robert Walter Sir. Singer.
Type: image
Format: b&w glass negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_b3701_G1353
ark:/21198/z1sj7cfk
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Coatsof arms
Fraud--California--Los Angeles
Andrews, Robert
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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