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Title
Norman W. Church being questioned by the Senate's race track investigating committee, Los Angeles, March 5, 1940
Date Created and/or Issued
March 5, 1940
1940-03-05
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.
Sportsman Norman W. Church (right) being questioned by the Sentate's race track investigating committee. Pictured here are (from left to right around the table) Claude Parker, Harold J. Powers, R.W. Kenny, chairman Daniel J. Metzger, and Frank J. Gordon. Church was accused of contributing $80,000 to Governor Olson's campaign fund to become the "sole boss of California horse racing." During the investigation, Church asserted that the claim was not true.
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Norman W. ChurchNorman Church on right
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Church, Norman W.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
ark:/21198/zz002805nn
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Investigation
Horse racing
Sports
Corruption--California--Los Angeles
Legal
Kenny, Robert W. (Robert Walker), 1901-1976
Parker, Claude
Metzger, Daniel Jack, 1888-1959
Powers, Harold J
Gordon, Frank L
Church, Norman W
Source
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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