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Title: Extortion letter received by Dr. A.M. Foote demanding payment, Los Angeles, 1937
Date Created and/or Issued: [circa March 25, 1937]
1937-03-25
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.
An extortion letter received by retired chiropractor Dr. A.M. Foote threatening members of his family and demanding immediate payment. Several other celebrities were targeted as well, such as actress Anna May Wong and producer David O. Selznick.
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Dr. A.M. Foote- extortion letters to him and Anna May Wong
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Foot, A.M., Dr.; Extortion letters to him and Anna May Wong.
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: ark:/21198/zz00288hmj
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Crime
Legal
Threats
Source: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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