Six-year-old German shepherd Jerry receives an honorary diploma, Los Angeles, 1938

Title: Six-year-old German shepherd Jerry receives an honorary diploma, Los Angeles, 1938
Date Created: December 29, 1938
Date: 1938-12-29
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: English
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: Photograph appears with the article, "Thief Catching Canine Wins Recognition," Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec 1938: 9.
6-year-old Jerry is recognized as a hero after he attacked one of two bandits who tried to rob $93.97 from his master Morris Horowitz's store.
Jerry holds his "Diploma of Honor" between his teeth.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: 15254 - Jerry Dog catches Bandit gets diploma TIMES PHOTO BY ANDREW H. ARNOTT 12-27-38 [stamped:] Dec 29 1938
Handwritten on negative: Jerry a Dog 12/29/38
Text from newspaper caption: Jerry

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_11992
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002h8vp9
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