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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph article dated December 8, 1960 partially reads, "Quickly now - what's the serial number of your wristwatch? You don't know? You're the kind of person that gives Officer James Waldron the willies. Waldron, 39, property officer of the North Hollywood Police Station, is responsible for receiving, cataloging and protecting the mounds of lost items and criminal loot found and recovered in the East Valley. He is also responsible for shipping the lion's share of these items downtown - where they are either destroyed or sold at auctions." Officer Waldron checking the inventory.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Police--California--Los Angeles Police property control--California--Los Angeles Abandonment of property--California--Los Angeles Acquisition of property--California--Los Angeles Personal property--California--Los Angeles Lost articles--California--Los Angeles Inventories--California--Los Angeles Property--California--Los Angeles Police stations--California--North Hollywood (Los Angeles) Men--California--Los Angeles North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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