Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. This photograph appears with the article, “ASSAILANT’S FACE UNSEEN: Women Attack Victims Fail to Identify Suspect Held by Police,” Los Angeles Time, 26 Jul. 1935: 3. Text from newspaper caption: Pauline Housefeld, 14-year-old schoolgirl, yesterday was safe at home with her pet cat and with nothing but terrified memories as the outcome of an attempted assault y a mysterious attacker who seized her, dragged her into a vacant building and beat her. The girl, much smaller than her assailant, fought and screamed until the man became alarmed and fled. Handwritten on negative: Pauline Housefeld 14—7/25/35. Text from negative sleeve: 1403—Pauline Housefeld—14 yrs old w/ cat. Assault Victim, 7/25/35.
Type
Image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_7913 ark:/21198/zz002dfpqd
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Abused children--California--Los Angeles Teenagers Cats--California Housefeld, Pauline, b. 1921
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