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Ann Forst walks into county jail after being charged for operating a prostitution ring, Los Angeles, 1940

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Title: Ann Forst walks into county jail after being charged for operating a prostitution ring, Los Angeles, 1940
Date Created and/or Issued: April 23, 1940
1940-04-23
Publication Information: Los Angeles Daily News
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Rights Information: US
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Ann Forst walks into the Los Angeles county jail covering her face. Forst was indicted for operating a forced prostitution ring that covered 11 states including California, Arizona, Washington, and Nevada. The FBI estimated that more than 200 women were victims of the "white slave ring", as termed by the press.
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Ann Forst.
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Ann Forst.
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: ark:/21198/zz00254ggz
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: People
Criminals--California--Los Angeles
Crime
Legal
Forst, Ann
Source: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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