US UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas sit beside each other in separate chairs. Olive has her folded hands in her lap while Mr. Thomas rests one arm on the arm of the chair. Thomas is pleading guilty to two accounts of forgery. Three weeks ago Thomas disappeared from his home in Redondo Beach after he wrecked his office in an attempt to convince police that he had been kidnapped by burglars. He was traced to Seattle, found under the false name E.T. Sherwood, and was attempting to marry another woman. He returned to Los Angeles after being found. Photograph appears with the article, "Thomas Enters Plea of Guilty," Los Angeles Times, 03 Nov 1932: A5. Text from newspaper caption: Elliot B. Thomas Text from negative sleeve: THOMAS, ELLIOTT B. KIDNAP CASE, [stamped:] 1932 Handwritten on negative: Elliott Thomas + Mrs.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_3765 ark:/21198/zz002cpf60
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Forgeries Spouses--California--Los Angeles Law & legal affairs--California--Los Angeles School superintendents--California--Los Angeles Thomas, Olive Grace, 1901-1956 Thomas, Elliot Boal, b. 1896-1981
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