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Police sergeant H. L. Barlow inspects a crank for fingerprints, Los Angeles, 1927-1933

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Title: Police sergeant H. L. Barlow inspects a crank for fingerprints, Los Angeles, 1927-1933
Date Created and/or Issued: [between 1927-1933]
1927/1933
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description: Barlow was the superintendent of the records and identification bureau of the LAPD. His work led the field in crime scene forensics, as reported in "Fingerprint Work Told: Los Angeles Bureau Leads Nation in Science of Identification," Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 1934: A3.
Text from negative sleeve: Barlow, H.L.
Handwritten on negative: Seregt. H.L. Barlow & crank
Type: image
Format: b&w glass negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_b3692_G297
ark:/21198/z1dv7bqf
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Criminal investigations--California--Los Angeles
Fingerprinting--California--Los Angeles
Barlow, Howard L., 1891-1938
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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