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Title
Roland West and Harvey Priester in audience for grand jury hearings into death of actress Thelma Todd, circa 1935
Date Created and/or Issued
[December, 1935 - January, 1936]
1935-12/1936-01
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.
Taken at grand jury investigation into death of film actress Thelma Todd. Todd was found in the garage of film director West, her business partner and lover, dead from carbon monoxide poisoning. Priester was Todd’s friend. Todd's death was eventually ruled an accident.
Text from original nitrate sleeve: West, Roland; Priester, Harvey; Schafer, R.H.W.; Whitehead, Mae
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Harvey Priester & Roland West, 12542
Text from archival nitrate sleeve: West, Roland; Priester, Harvey; Schafer, R.H.W.; Whitehead, Mae
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
ark:/21198/zz002552ts
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
People
Grand juries
Legal
West, Roland, 1885-1952
Todd, Thelma, 1905-1935
Priester, Harvey
Source
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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