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. Two bandits entered the post office at 6706 South Normandie Avenue and held up customer L'Marie Minter, postmistress May W. Steele and five children - they made off with $111 in cash and 152 money-order blanks. Photograph appears with the article, "Bandits Rob Postoffice," Los Angeles Times, 08 Mar 1936: 10. L'Marie Minter and postmistress May W. Steele stand side-by-side in front of the door to the post office. Handwritten on negative: Mrs. L'Marie Minter Mrs. May W. Steele Text from negative sleeve: 3975 - Mrs. May W. Steele (post mistress @ 6706 S. Normandie) P.O. Robbery 3-7-36 [stamped:] Mar 19 1936 Text from newspaper caption: Two swarthy men with drawn guns robbed a branch postoffice at 6706 South Normandie avenue of money-order blanks and $111 in cash yesterday after forcing Mrs. May W. Steele, postmistress, right, and Mrs. L'Marie Minter to the rear of a small store housing the postoffice.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_13001 ark:/21198/zz002hn40r
Language
English
Subject
Post offices--California--Los Angeles Postal service employees--California--Los Angeles Robberies--California--Los Angeles Steele, May W., Postmistress Minter, L'Marie
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