Police question sect members behind an image of the deceased leader Krishna Venta in the ruins of the headquarters of Fountain of the World. 1958.

Item Overview

Title: Police question sect members behind an image of the deceased leader Krishna Venta in the ruins of the headquarters of Fountain of the World. 1958.
Date Created: December 11, 1958
Date: 1958-12-11
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description: Building was destroyed when a bomb detonated in the groups home in Box Canyon, near Chatsworth and Simi Valley.
Caption: Daily Mirror caption: BOMBING WRECKAGE - Charred picture of Krishna Venta rests on metal table as officer in background, probing ruins, questions sect member.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 photograph
Dimensions: 12.5 x 10 cm
Medium: b&w negative

Keywords

Genre: news photographs
Location: Ventura County (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Disaster
Police--California--Ventura County
Photographers--United States
Bombings--California.
Cults--California--Ventura County
Ruins--California--1950-1960

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Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: b367_114115p
ARK: ark:/21198/zz001409p2
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Rights Country: US
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