Deserted cabin where Betty Hardaker hid after murdering her daughter, Palm Springs, 1940

Item Overview

Title
Deserted cabin where Betty Hardaker hid after murdering her daughter, Palm Springs, 1940
Date Created
February 26, 1940
Date
1940-02-26
Publisher
Los Angeles Daily News
Language
No linguistic content
Collection
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Notes
Description
Deserted Palm Springs cabin where Betty Hardaker hid after murdering her daughter Geraldine Hardaker. 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
Text from original nitrate sleeve:Hardaker, Betty - Mrs.; Hardaker, Charles; Hardaker, Geraldine; Karnes, S.W.; Maxwell, L.B.; Olson, William; Caneer, Oma
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Palm Springs home where Betty Hardaker stayed.

Physical Description

Extent
1 photograph
Medium
b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre
news photographs
cellulose nitrate film
Location
Palm Springs (Calif.)
Resource type
still image
Subjects
Landmarks
Crime
Homicides--California--Los Angeles
Disaster

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University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
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Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
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