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Photograph caption dated October 24, 1961 reads, "Not for use on a citizen is the pair of brass knuckles held by Van Nuys Detective Sgt. Paul Gillen of the Homicide Detail. Det. Gillen's department, one of the dozens headquartered in the Valley Administrative Center, captured the weapon from an unsavory character."; See images #00118860 through #00118862 for all photos in this series.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Valley Adminstrative Center (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Detective Division Valley Adminstrative Center (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Detective Division--Employees Men--California--Los Angeles Detectives--California--Los Angeles Brass knuckles--California--Los Angeles Weapons--California--Los Angeles Signs and signboards--California--Los Angeles Interiors--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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