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Carl von Moltke and John J. Hill at a courthouse during Molke's trial for check forgery, Los Angeles, 1935

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Title: Carl von Moltke and John J. Hill at a courthouse during Molke's trial for check forgery, Los Angeles, 1935
Date Created and/or Issued: August 14, 1935
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.
Carl von Moltke was covered in the Los Angeles Times for his criminal activities, including burglary and check forgery between 1931-1940. In newspaper accounts, he also appears as: Carl von Morrison, Carl von Stoheim, Eugene Joseph Carl von Moltke Huitfelt, and Jean Carl von Moltke. He claimed to be a Count descended from General Helmuth von Moltke, a German Field Marshall.
Photograph of Carl von Moltke (left)standing with John J. Hill, probably in a courthouse during Moltke's trail for five counts of check forgery.
Handwritten on negative: Carl von Moltke. John J. Hill.
Text from negative sleeve: 1712. L to R. Carl von Moltke & John J. Hill. von Moltke case, 8-14-35. [stamped:] Aug 22, 1935.
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_10077
ark:/21198/zz002ddtx0
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Criminals--California--Los Angeles
Von Moltke, Carl, b. 1890 or 91
Hill, John
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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