Albert Smith, Jerry Ramlow, and Barney Bernard with gambling equipment confiscated during a police raid on 1019 N. Doheny Rd., Los Angeles, January 1938
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Albert Smith, Jerry Ramlow, and Barney Bernard with equipment confiscated from a police raid on the residence at 1019 North Doheny Road on the night of January 4, 1938. The house was apparently operating as a casino for two weeks before tuxedo-clad policemen infiltrated the party and confiscated gambling equipment, $1755 in cash, and arrested seven men. Almost a hundred others, including high profile film actors and producers, were found at the residence. Text from original nitrate sleeve: 1-4-38; Gambling - Raid on 1019 No. Doheny Rd. Beverly Hills; Equipment taken; Smith, Albert; Ramlow, Jerry; Bernard, Barney Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: 1019 No. Doheny WayAlbert Smith, Jerry Ramlow, Barney Bernard
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b&w nitrate negative
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ark:/21198/zz0025gr44
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Gambling--California--Los Angeles Confiscations--California--Los Angeles Police raids--California--Los Angeles Crime Legal Business Bernard, Barney Ramlow, Jerry Smith, Albert
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