Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Photograph caption dated June 21, 1941 reads, "On their new machines parked by the City Hall, some of the members of the Los Angeles Police Department's motorcycle traffic patrol, the new police unit organized to cut down traffic toll and educate drivers in safer motoring, are shown during a review today when the patrol made its bow after weeks of training."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Los Angeles (Calif.).--Police Department Police--California--Los Angeles Motorcycle police--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Los Angeles Sidewalks--California--Los Angeles Pedestrians--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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