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
Photograph article dated December 20, 1957 reads, "A sack, which to a neighbor looked like a body hanging from a North Hollywood apartment window, led Valley narcotics officers to a $1,000 cache of marijuana and the arrest of two brothers. Paul A. Powers, 32, and his brother Vince, 26, who share adjoining apartments at 6428 Vesper Ave., were taken to the Van Nuys station yesterday and booked on suspicion of violating the state narcotics act. Officers J. A. Olsen and Don Davis made the arrest and found a plastic potato sack containing more than two pounds of marijuana hanging from a window. They said they also found more marijuana hidden in the refrigerator, on the ground beneath the window and under the bottom drawer of a dresser. They also found a .32-caliber automatic and three rifles." Pictured is Paul A. Powers. See image 00155612 for additional photo in this series.
Los Angeles (Calif.).--Police Department Drug dealers Drug traffic Narcotics Marijuana Investigations Arrest Crime Brothers Men Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs
If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.
Share your story
Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.
