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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated July 27, 1950 reads "Three women, arrested in Burbank after allegedly distributing Communist pamphlets outside gates of Lockheed Aircraft Corp., attempt to duck photographer at police headquarters. Left to right they are: Mrs. Helen E. Price, Mrs. Ursula Goldberg and Mrs. Esther R. Auerbach." The women were charged with distributing handbills without a license and held on $50 bail each.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Women--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Criminals--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Communists--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Communism--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Crime--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Police stations--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Signs and signboards--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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