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Order Number	00095867
Title	Cafe cashier tells of $2500 holdup
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 98-A.
Date	1947
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Notes	Photograph was edited for publication purposes.
Historical Data	The McDonnell's restaurants throughout Los Angeles were: McDonnell's Monterey (7312 Beverly Boulevard); McDonnell's Wilshire (Wilshire Boulevard and La Brea Avenue); McDonnell's Fairfax (Fairfax Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard); McDonnell's Gates Hotel (Sixth and Figueroa streets); McDonnell's Hillstreet (454 S. Hill Street); McDonnell's Figueroa (4012 S. Figueroa Street); McDonnell's Adams and Figueroa (2626 S. Figueroa Street); McDonnell's Pico Street (this one, at Pico and Hope streets). The McDonnell's "Drive-Inns" were located at Beverly Boulevard & Western Avenue, Wilshire and Robertson boulevards, Yucca Street and Cahuenga Boulevard, Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue, and Sunset Boulevard and La Brea Avenue.
Description	While more than 50 customers were eating breakfast at McDonnell's restaurant, located at 440 W. Pico Boulevard, a lone stickup man approached cashier Blanche Alder (pictured) and pulled aside his coat to reveal an automatic in a belt holster. The gunman forced her to hand over $2,500 in weekend receipts. Photograph dated November 17, 1947.
Subject	McDonnell's (Los Angeles, Calif.). Detectives--California--Los Angeles. Robbery--California--Los Angeles. Women--California--Los Angeles. Theft--California--Los Angeles. Criminal investigation--California--Los Angeles. Restaurants--California--Los Angeles. Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.). Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection