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John C. Bateman after confessing to a decade-long burglary stint throughout California, Los Angeles, 1929

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Title: John C. Bateman after confessing to a decade-long burglary stint throughout California, Los Angeles, 1929
Date Created and/or Issued: April 30, 1928
1928-04-30
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: A similar image taken on the same occasion appears with the article "Prowler in Jail as Old Time Thief: Suspect Said to Have Confessed Twelve Years Uninterrupted Burglary," Los Angeles Times, 1 May 1928: 17.
The article "Wrong House Picked: Man Held as Burglar After Deputy Makes Capture in Home," Los Angeles Times, 10 May 1928: A13 refers to Bateman as the "barefoot burglar."
Text from negative sleeve: Bateman, John C. Robbery charge. 1928
Type: image
Format: b&w glass negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_b3692_G327
ark:/21198/z1xq2xsr
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Criminals--California--Los Angeles
Robberies--California--Los Angeles
Bateman, John C., b. 1898
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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