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Title
William C. Keim after his encounter with road bandits, Los Angeles, 1932
Date Created and/or Issued
[circa May 22, 1932]
1932-05-22
Publication Information
Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information
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 Haynes Foundation funds.
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Kein sits on a ledge with a tobacco pipe in his mouth. The .45 caliber gun he used to defend himself from bandits is strapped to his belt in a holster.
This photograph is possibly related to the article, "Lone Motorist Routs Bandits," Los Angeles Times, 23 May 1932: A1.
Handwritten on negative: William C. Keim
Text from negative sleeve: Keim, William C. Banker, 1932
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_5494
ark:/21198/zz002cvj2m
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Tobacco pipes
Keim, William Cox, 1880-1957
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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