Image / Lucille Donato at the raid of the "Own-a-New-Car-Club", Maywood, 1935

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Title: Lucille Donato at the raid of the "Own-a-New-Car-Club", Maywood, 1935
Date Created and/or Issued: December 1935
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
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.
Louise is in the middle of folding her arms over her chest as the photograph of her was taken.
Story related to photograph appears with the article, "New Dollar Club Raided," Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec 1935: 1.
The dollar chain "Own-a-New-Car-Club" has been put to an end by a raiding party from the Sherriff's and District Attorney's offices. Charles Dalrymple, proprietor, and Ione Laskey, Michael Laskey, Ruth Weipert, Lucille Donato, and Rolland Dalrymple were taken in for questioning.
Text from negative sleeve: 4028 - Tom Humphreys Chas Dalrymple Mrs Ione Laskey Lucille Donato Rolland Dalrymple Dalrymple's $ chain 12-12-35 [stamped:] Dec 14 1935
Handwritten on negative: Lucille Donato 12-12-35
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_13036
ark:/21198/zz002hn56b
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Police raids--California--Maywood
Fraud--California--Maywood
Donato, Lucille
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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