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Bank robberies -- California -- Escondido

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Bank of America attempted robbery, 1970-08-24

 File — Box 1: Series SC003-01
Identifier: SC003_001_00101
Scope and Contents

[People outside Bank of America from a bomb threat and attempted robbery that happened on August 24, 1970, at 305 E. Grand Avenue, Escondido, California. Envelopes 00101 - 00104 all related to event.]

Dates: Other: 1970-08-24

Bank of America attempted robbery, 1970-08-24

 File — Box 1: Series SC003-01
Identifier: SC003_001_00103
Scope and Contents

[Images of police or army soldiers and journalist outside of the Bank of America during a bomb threat and attempted robbery that happened on August 24, 1970, at 305 E. Grand Avenue, Escondido, California. Envelopes 00099 - 00104 all related to event.]

Dates: Other: 1970-08-24

Bank of America attempted robbery, 1970-08-24

 File — Box 1: Series SC003-01
Identifier: SC003_001_00104
Scope and Contents

[Images from a bomb threat and attempted robbery that happened on August 24, 1970, at Bank of America, 305 E. Grand Avenue, Escondido, California. Images include detention and possible arrest of suspect. Envelopes 00101 - 00104 all related to event.]

Dates: Other: 1970-08-24

"Handled with care", 1970-08-24; 1970-08-25

 File — Box 1: Series SC003-01
Identifier: SC003_001_00102
Scope and Contents "Two Army demolition experts from Ft. Rosecrans in San Diego carefully examined a purported bomb Monday before attaching a string to it and dragging it out of the bank of America branch on Grand Avenue in Escondido. Two persons have been arrested on suspicion of attempting to rob the bank by threatening to blow up the device, which turned out to be harmless." Envelope includes additional images of emergency workers at bank and possibly of suspect under arrest. Bomb threat and attempted...
Dates: Other: 1970-08-24; 1970-08-25

Untitled, 1970-08-24

 File — Box 1: Series SC003-01
Identifier: SC003_001_00099
Scope and Contents [Images 001-003: Older woman wearing a printed blouse sitting on a chair outside while holding a photograph of a group of people standing/sitting, a photograph faced upward placed on the table right next to her, sliding door. Images 004-006: Three men standing right next to each other by a table, all of them are wearing fur hats with tails attached to them, one of the men is holding a box filled with fur hats and another man is holding a box filled with pins, fur hat with tail attached to it...
Dates: Other: 1970-08-24

Untitled, 1970-08-24

 File — Box 1: Series SC003-01
Identifier: SC003_001_00100
Scope and Contents

[A person holding up a silver dishing platter, two people looking at their reflection on the plate.]

Dates: Other: 1970-08-24