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Title
Van Nuys hero receives honor
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Creator
Dean, Gordon
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 June 3, 1965 reads "Jesse Eugene Miller, center, a 49-year-old Van Nuys plastering contractor, receives a citation at yesterday's Los Angeles Police Commission meeting, honoring him for his part in the capture of a bandit in downtown Los Angeles earlier this year. Presenting the citation, at left, is Dr. Francisco Bravo, commission president, and at right, Police Chief William Parker."
Type
Image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00136215
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d043_f13_i39
CARL0005629227
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/66119
Subject
Parker, William H.--(William Henry),--1902-1966
Los Angeles (Calif.).--Police Department--Officials and employees
Los Angeles (Calif.).--Police Commission--Officials and employees
Men--California--Los Angeles
Police chiefs--California--Los Angeles
Municipal officials and employees--California--Los Angeles
Contractors--California--Los Angeles
Award winners--California--Los Angeles
Awards--California--Los Angeles
Portrait photographs
Group portraits
Valley Times Collection photographs
Time Period
1961-1970

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