Police search attic of bank building for escaped bandits
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Creator
Hyde, Alan
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated March 9, 1962 reads "Hostage and escape car were later found near Ventura Freeway." The article partially reads "Two black-hooded bandits escaped today from an attempted robbery at a Sherman Oaks bank with a 23-year-old girl as a hostage but no cash. Before fleeing from San Fernando Valley Bank, 13535 Ventura Blvd., the two robbers held 15 bank employes (sic) and one police officer captive at gun-point for 45 minutes."; See images #00129263 through #00129267 for all photos in this series.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
San Fernando Valley Bank Los Angeles (Calif.).--Police Department--Employees Men--California--Los Angeles Police--California--Los Angeles Police--California--Los Angeles--Uniforms Criminal investigation--California--Los Angeles Banks and banking--California--Los Angeles Bank buildings--California--Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles) Firearms--California--Los Angeles Bank robberies--California--Los Angeles Criminal attempt--California--Los Angeles Crime--California--Los Angeles Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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