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Title
Hobo stoned to death
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Creator
Brich, George
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued
1965
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Photograph was edited for publication purposes
Photograph caption dated January 20, 1965 reads, "Murdered - North Hollywood homicide detectives inspect the body of a middle-aged transient found in the lonely storage area of the Graystone Tile Co., 7040 Lanekrshim Blvd., North Hollywood, early this morning. Police believe a gang of teen-agers struck the man, known as 'Captain Jim' or 'Uncle Jim,' with heavy stones."
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00142941
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d051_f30_i19
CARL0005801394
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/71967
Subject
Los Angeles (Calif.).--Police Department
Murder--Investigation--California--Los Angeles
Murder victims--California--Los Angeles
Murder--California--Los Angeles
Homeless persons--California--Los Angeles
Building stones--California--Los Angeles
Detectives--California--Los Angeles
Police--California--Los Angeles
Men--California--Los Angeles
Investigations
North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Valley Times Collection photographs
Portrait photographs
Group portraits
Time Period
1961-1970

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