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Former Racing Commissioner Claude Parker testifying on political corruption in the horse racing community, Los Angeles, March 5, 1940

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Title: Former Racing Commissioner Claude Parker testifying on political corruption in the horse racing community, 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.
Claude Parker, former Racing Commissioner, smoking a cigarette and preparing to testify during an investigation of political corruption in the horse racing community. Parker announced that he resigned from his position as commissioner when he found out Hollywood Park was promised winter racing dates after making a $150,000 donation to the Democratic State Central Committee
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Parker, Claude (Race Hearing - LA) March 1940; re: campaign funds being given for preferred racing dates
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Claude Parker
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: ark:/21198/zz002805p5
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Investigation--California--Los Angeles
Horse racing
Crime
Sports
Corruption--California--Los Angeles
Legal
Parker, Claude
Source: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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