| Description: | Photograph of President George W. Bush signing into law the AMBER Alert package, which would create a system to help find kidnapped children and impose tougher penalties on child abusers, kidnappers and pornographers. In January 1996, Amber Haggerman was abducted and killed in Arlington, Texas. Amber's mother, Donna Whitson, with her hand on Amber's brother, Ricky, observe the signing. This photo was taken at the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C. Also in the photo is Elizabeth Smart standing behind Amber's brother, Ricky, with her parents. Fourteen year old Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped from her Salt Lake City, Utah, bedroom June 5, 2002. Smart was found alive nine months later in Sandy, Utah, about 18 miles from her home. The AMBER Plan is known as America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response. |
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| Creator(s): | Unknown |
| Location(s): | United States - Texas - Tarrant County - Arlington |
| Creation Date: | April 30, 2003 |
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Arlington Public Library and Fielder House
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Arlington Police Department Collection
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Total Uses: 105
Past 30 days: 15
Yesterday: 0
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| Original Creation Date: | April 30, 2003 | |
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| Description: | Photograph of President George W. Bush signing into law the AMBER Alert package, which would create a system to help find kidnapped children and impose tougher penalties on child abusers, kidnappers and pornographers. In January 1996, Amber Haggerman was abducted and killed in Arlington, Texas. Amber's mother, Donna Whitson, with her hand on Amber's brother, Ricky, observe the signing. This photo was taken at the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C. Also in the photo is Elizabeth Smart standing behind Amber's brother, Ricky, with her parents. Fourteen year old Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped from her Salt Lake City, Utah, bedroom June 5, 2002. Smart was found alive nine months later in Sandy, Utah, about 18 miles from her home. The AMBER Plan is known as America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response. |
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High resolution image available upon request from Arlington Public Library. |
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1 photograph : col. ; 8 x 10 in. |
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| Keyword(s): | photographic prints | Arlington Police Department Museum | |
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Arlington Public Library and Fielder House
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Arlington Police Department Collection
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| Resource Type: | Photograph | |
| Format: | Image | |
