Former Racing Commissioner Claude Parker testifying on political corruption in the horse racing community, Los Angeles, March 5, 1940

Title: Former Racing Commissioner Claude Parker testifying on political corruption in the horse racing community, Los Angeles, March 5, 1940
Date Created: March 5, 1940
Date: 1940-03-05
Publisher: Los Angeles Daily News
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description: Claude Parker, former Racing Commissioner, smoking a cigarette and preparing to testify during an investigation of political corruption in the horse racing community. Parker announced that he resigned from his position as commissioner when he found out Hollywood Park was promised winter racing dates after making a $150,000 donation to the Democratic State Central Committee
Caption: Text from original nitrate sleeve: Parker, Claude (Race Hearing - LA) March 1940; re: campaign funds being given for preferred racing dates
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Claude Parker

Genre: news photographs
cellulose nitrate film
Names: Parker, Claude
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Investigation--California--Los Angeles
Horse racing
Crime
Sports
Corruption--California--Los Angeles
Legal

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002805p5
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Rights Country: US
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