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Title
Deserted cabin where Betty Hardaker hid after murdering her daughter, Palm Springs, 1940
Date Created and/or Issued
February 26, 1940
1940-02-26
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.
Deserted Palm Springs cabin where Betty Hardaker hid after murdering her daughter Geraldine 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: Palm Springs home where Betty Hardaker stayed.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
ark:/21198/zz0027zwzk
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Landmarks
Crime
Homicides--California--Los Angeles
Disaster
Source
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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