1962 Press Photo Newsmen inspect smashed display case at Harvard University

Newsmen in Cambridge, MA, inspect the smashed display case in the Harvard University Geological Museum which thieves smashed and escaped with diamonds and other precious stones valued at $50,000, according to police. Dr. Clifford Frondel, curator of the mineralogy section, said the loot has little value to a gem cutter, but the gems had great scientific value, especially an 84-carat uncut yellow diamond.

Photo is dated 1962.

Photo measures 8.5 x 8.25 inches.