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Portrait of Oregon officer Tom Gurdane involved in Hickman Kidnapping case, Los Angeles, 1928

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Title: Portrait of Oregon officer Tom Gurdane involved in Hickman Kidnapping case, Los Angeles, 1928
Date Created and/or Issued: 1928
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.
This is a portrait of Thomas B. Gurdane, Chief of Police, Pendleton, Oregon, who was involved in the chase and capture of William Hickman. Hickman was executed in October 1928 for the kidnapping and murder of 12-year old Marion Parker.
Refer to Article: "Hickman Confesses Kidnaping Girl, Fugitive caught in Breakneck Race with Oregon Officers." Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 1927: 1
Handwritten on negative: [to the right of the image] Tom Gurdane
Text on nitrate sleeve: Hickman, Kidnapping case
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_9508
ark:/21198/zz002dhkqv
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Police--Oregon--Pendleton
Kidnappings--California--Los Angeles
Gurdane, Thomas B., 1872-1968
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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