Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Noble thrusts the Keep to Right sign at the glass, observed by one onlooker. A large piece of the sign has fallen away and there are splintered sections growing away from the hole. Photograph appears with the article, "Noble Smashes Windows to Avenge Radio Rebuff," Los Angeles Times, 07 Dec 1938: 3. After Robert Noble smashed a 100 pound traffic sign through the plate glass windows of the Dalton Auto Loan he calmly awaited for the arrival of police officers. Noble was angry with the Dalton Co. because they canceled his radio broadcasting contract. Text from negative sleeve: 14030 - Robert Noble (Pension promoter . Broke windows of radio station in protest of being banned from broadcasting) Cal - 11-6-38 [stamped:] Dec (?) 1938 Text from newspaper caption: Robert Noble, pension advocate, shown after he smashed plate-glass window of loan company with traffic sign. Noble later said he resented having broadcast contract cancelled by company which owns radio station KMTR.
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Image
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b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_11675 ark:/21198/zz002h8gfc
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No linguistic content
Subject
Vandalism--California--Los Angeles Traffic signs & signals--California--Los Angeles Noble, Robert
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