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Tag: Los Angeles crime 1920s

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“The Charge of Grand Larceny . . . Won’t Hold Water for a Minute”: A Press Photograph of Alleged Ponzi Schemers Thomas M. Hennessey and Harry D. Hibbs, May 1925, Part Three

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on May 31, 2026June 1, 2026
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“Accused of Being ‘Get-Rich-Quick-Wallingfords'”: A Press Photograph of Alleged Ponzi Schemers Thomas M. Hennessey and Harry D. Hibbs, May 1925, Part One

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on May 29, 2026May 30, 2026
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Games People Play: The Tragic Tale of USC Quarterback Johnny Hawkins, 1928-1929, Part Two

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on December 19, 2025December 20, 2025
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Haul in the Family: A Wanted Poster Issued by Los Angeles County Sheriff William I. Traeger, 17 January 1927

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on January 17, 2025
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Morey Boogies: A Wanted Poster From Los Angeles County Sheriff William I. Traeger, 2 April 1927

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on April 2, 2024April 2, 2024
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A Doubtful Distinction: A Press Photo of Jane Ross, the Pacific Coast’s First Female Solo Bank Robber, Los Angeles, September 1929

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on September 23, 2020December 30, 2020
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  • “There Was Not a Single Man, Woman or Child Present Who Was Not Proud of Being an American Living in These Glorious United States”: Los Angeles Celebrates the American Sesquicentennial, 1926, Part Seven

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