Showing posts with label prisoner of war camps. Show all posts
Showing posts with label prisoner of war camps. Show all posts

Friday, July 9, 2010

Ann Anderson, Bank Robber


Wire photos were a method used by news wire services to electronically transmit still images by either telegraph or telephone wires. The caption reads, "(RO2) Reno, Nev., Jan. 2--BOOKED ON BANK ROBBERY CHARGES Mrs. Ann Anderson, 28, of Petaluma, Calif., is one of three persons booked in the Reno city jail on bank robbery charges. Mrs. Anderson and her husband and 33-year-old Shirley Maniscalco of San Fransisco are being held in connection with a bank robbery at Cotati, Calif., last Friday. Their arrest followed a fight at a Reno motel last night in which a fourth member of the group, Ted Barker was shot and killed. (APWirephoto) (RS1420str) 1955" Stamped on the back, "MRS DONALD MRS ANN ANDERSON RECEIVED EXAMINER REFERENCE LIBRARY JAN 3 1955" This has been a rather frustrating post. I was able to find a listing for a California prison inmate named Ann Anderson, aged 84, and had this lady been sentenced to life, that would be the right age. And then the wall, access to prison, court, and arrest records cost money.

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Camp Florence, Arizona



Written on the back of the photo, "Taken at Florence Arizona prisoner of war camp, 1945. Mrs Sam Bluhen & Mrs Charles E. De Saro" During World War 2, there was a prisoner of war camp near the Arizona town of Florence. Florence was named for the Italian city. The camp held Italian and German prisoners of war.