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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated April 2, 1965 reads, "Four alleged call girls, one under a coat, went through interrogation yesterday after more than 150 city and county vice officers launched what they termed 'the most ambitious' vice raid in Hollywood history. Officers arrested 114 suspects in the Hollywood, West Hollywood and Beverly Hills areas, and believe the total could reach 150-200 persons before the investigation ends."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Police raids--California--Los Angeles Law enforcement--California--Los Angeles Female offenders--California--Los Angeles Prostitutes--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Smoking--California--Los Angeles Valley Times Collection photographs
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