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Oma Caneer walks with Samuel Karnes, Sr. after the funeral for his granddaughter Geraldine Hardaker, Los Angeles, 1940

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Title: Oma Caneer walks with Samuel Karnes, Sr. after the funeral for his granddaughter Geraldine Hardaker, Los Angeles, 1940
Date Created and/or Issued: February 24, 1940
1940-02-24
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.
Oma Caneer walks with Samuel Karnes, Sr. after the funeral for his granddaughter Geraldine Hardaker. Geraldine Hardaker was murdered by her mother Betty Hardaker. Mrs. Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daughter, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Text from original nitrate sleeve:Hardaker, Betty - Mrs.; Hardaker, Charles; Hardaker, Geraldine; Karnes, S.W.; Maxwell, L.B.; Olson, William; Caneer, Oma
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Oma Caneer, S.W. Karnes.
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: ark:/21198/zz0027zwpf
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Funeral rites & ceremonies--California--Los Angeles
Crime
Homicides--California--Los Angeles
Legal
Caneer, Oma
Karnes, Samuel, Sr
Source: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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