Betty Hardaker, mother convicted of murdering her daughter, after taken into custody, Los Angeles, 1940

Item Overview

Title
Betty Hardaker, mother convicted of murdering her daughter, after taken into custody, Los Angeles, 1940
Date Created
February 20, 1940
Date
1940-02-20
Publisher
Los Angeles Daily News
Language
No linguistic content
Collection
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Notes
Description
Betty Flay Hardaker sits at the Los Angeles County Jail after being taken into custody. Mrs. Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daughter, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Caption
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Betty Hardaker.
Text from original nitrate sleeve:Hardaker, Betty - Mrs.; Hardaker, Charles; Hardaker, Geraldine; Karnes, S.W.; Maxwell, L.B.; Olson, William; Caneer, Oma

Physical Description

Extent
1 photograph
Medium
b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre
news photographs
cellulose nitrate film
Names
Hardaker, Betty Flay
Location
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type
still image
Subjects
People
Crime
Homicides--California--Los Angeles

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