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Title
Liberty A. Hill, convicted of embezzlement of $75,000, with his wife, Ethel Hill, before leaving for prison, Los Angeles, 1932
Date Created and/or Issued
May 30, 1932
1932-05-30
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.
Photograph of Liberty A. Hill and his wife, Ethel, just before leaving for San Quentin. Hill, a former chief deputy county clerk, was convicted of embezzlement of $75,000 in cash evidence in the Morris Lavine - Charles H. Crawford case.
Photograph appears with the article, "Mrs. Hill Tells of Shock. Accused Official's Wife, Dry-Eyed but Dazed, Says Mate Will Clear Self of $75,000 Charges," Los Angeles Times, 31 May 1932: A10.
Text from newspaper caption: L. A. Hill and Mrs. Hill
Text from negative sleeve: Hill, Liberty A. & Mrs.
Handwritten on negative: Hill, Liberty A. & Mrs.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_10510
ark:/21198/zz002hbgxh
Subject
Embezzlement--California--Los Angeles
Hill, Liberty A., 1882-1957
Hill, Ethel, 1887 or 88
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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