Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Newspaper clipping from the N. Y. Evening Graphic featuring a picture of Mata Hari, a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who was accused of being a spy for Germany during World War I. Because of this charge, she was executed in France on October 15, 1917. Review of official case documents in 1985 revealed that Mata Hari was most likely innocent. Mata Hari was the stage name for Margaretha Geertruida "Grietje" Zelle Text from original nitrate sleeve: Hari, Mata Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: [Spies ???]
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image
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b&w nitrate negative
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ark:/21198/zz0027zmcx
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No linguistic content
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Courtesans--California--Los Angeles Clippings Spies--California--Los Angeles Crime Media Entertainment Mata Hari, 1876-1917 New York evening graphic
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