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. Walter N. Deutsch and his wife Delia Deutsch were arrested as part of a society burglary ring. They were accused of stealing $150,000 in furs, jewelry, and silverware. Related to several stories appearing in the Los Angeles Times regarding the society thefts, from June 24-September 12, 1935. This photograph was taken from somewhere low to the ground and aimed upwards. The upper bodies of Walter and Delia Deutsch can be seen. A decorated ceiling and frieze can be seen, along with a chandelier. A hat rack is behind Walter Deutsch. An unidentified man is to the left of the couple. Handwritten on negative sleeve: 1946. Delia Deutsch; Walter Deutsch. Burglary ring. 9-3-35 [stamped:] Sep 4 1935
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_8279 ark:/21198/zz002dg4bf
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Trials (Burglary)--California--Los Angeles Burglary--California--Los Angeles Deutsch, Walter N., 1899- Deutsch, Delia, b. about 1910
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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