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Title
Bonfire at University of Southern California fraternity row, 1955
Creator
Wesselmann
Date Created and/or Issued
1956-05-04
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
Los Angeles Examiner Collection, 1920-1961
Rights Information
Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
USC Libraries Special Collections
University of Southern California
specol@usc.edu
Description
3 images. Bon fire at University of Southern California fraternity row, 04 May 1956. Bonfire in front of Pi Kappa Alpha House injured Her-Ex Photographer Frank Rutherford
Officer D.F. Vanover.
Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Wesselmann. Date: 1956-05-04. Reporter: Tarpley. Assignment: Bonfire at USC Frat Row. 17-18: Reporter observes bonfire built in street on frat row (28th St. between Figueroa and Hoover) in front of Pi Kappa Alpha house. 13-14: USC students milling about policemen as injured newspaper photographer (Frank Rutherford or Her-Ex) tries to identify his attackers. Policeman D.F. Vanover has back to camera".
Type
image
Format
3 photographs : negatives, b&w
10 x 13 cm.
negatives (photographic)
photographs
Identifier
examiner-m12191
EXM-N-11822-002~1...~3
http://doi.org/10.25549/examiner-m12191
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/EXM-N-11822-002~1.jpg
Language
English
Time Period
1956-05-04
Place
28th Street (between Figueroa Street & Hoover Street
California
Los Angeles
USA
Source
11822-002 [Sleeve Number]
University of Southern California [Contributing entity]
Relation
Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, 1950-1961
Los Angeles Examiner Photographs Collection, 1920-1961
examiner-m1663

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