Part 2, page 12

Document date 21 October 1972

Open in FBI Vault (Part 2, page 12 of the PDF)

FBI 164-81, Vault Part 2 p. 12, News clipping, dated 21 Oct 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-02/pages/12

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[Image: High-contrast photographic reproduction of a U.S. $20 Federal Reserve Note] [Visible text on bill:] FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE [UNITED] STATES OF AMERICA (partially cropped: "TATES OF AMERICA") LEGAL TENDER [FOR ALL DEBTS PUBLIC] AND PRIVATE (partially cropped: "TENDER AND PRIVATE") L 54904730 A WASHINGTON, D.C. 12 TWENTY DOLLARS SERIES 1969 [signature: Secretary of the Treasury, illegible] JACKSON [portrait label]

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And Why He Demanded Only $20,000.

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[illegible small text — partially reads:] 316 Westwood [Blvd?] [Los Angeles, California?] [publication name illegible]

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A heavily contrasted photographic reproduction of a Series 1969 $20 Federal Reserve Note with serial number L 54904730 A, issued by Federal Reserve Bank 12 (San Francisco). The portrait of Andrew Jackson is clearly visible in the central oval. The bill is rendered in high contrast black-and-white, consistent with a newspaper/magazine photo reproduction technique of the early 1970s. Headline or article title text overlaid diagonally on the $20 bill image, asking why the hijacker (D.B. Cooper) demanded 'only $20,000.' Note: D.B. Cooper's actual ransom demand was $200,000; the figure shown may be truncated by the image crop or may reflect a specific editorial framing. Small print in the lower-right corner, likely a publication attribution or address line. Appears to reference a Los Angeles address. Possibly a magazine or newspaper masthead or photo credit.

High-contrast photographic reproduction makes bill details partially legible
Overlay text is clearly legible
Small print in bottom-right corner is barely legible
Some edge text is cropped or cut off
Diagonal graphic element obscures lower-right portion of image

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