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Title
Officials inspecting cars during murder investigation, Los Angeles, 1923
Date Created and/or Issued
1923
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
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Two cars parked at roadside, two men in suits and hats standing inspecting them, two men seated in drivers' seats, with fields and eucalyptus trees at left and right, another car driving on road in background, billboard in left foreground reading: Economical Transportation, Chevrolet, Barr, San Pedro
Probably related to the article “Death Feud is Charged, Dice Game in Texas Said to Have Led to Tragedy As Enemies Meet for Motor Ride,” Los Angeles Times, 30 May 1923: II1. The article states: … On the night of the 19th inst. … Boatwright is said to have turned on the man who had beaten him and shot him. Beasley died … During the inquest Boatwright told the authorities that Beasley was shot by a bandit … standing on the left side of the machine … The nature of the wound and its position, it is pointed out, make this a physical impossibility …
Handwritten at edge of negative: Boatwright Case
At upper left corner of negative: 2
Text from nitrate negative sleeve: Boatwright, Thurman case 1924, 5 negs discarded 6/18/07
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_1065
1065
ark:/21198/zz002dbfvr
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Murder--Investigation--California--Los Angeles County
Beasley, Felix, 1894 or 5-1923
Boatwright, Thurman
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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