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Police officer Paul Lembke showing safety [seat] belt installed in all police cars in Torrance, Calif., 1961

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Title: Police officer Paul Lembke showing safety [seat] belt installed in all police cars in Torrance, Calif., 1961
Date Created and/or Issued: May 21, 1961
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) 825-3311
Description: EXTRA PRECAUTION--Officer Paul Lembke shows safety belt which has been installed in all Torrance police cars. Belt, molded after those worn by race drivers, has one strap over the left shoulder and other around waist. It is designed to keep driver's head from hitting the windshield in a collision.
Type: Image
Format: b&w negative
Identifier: uclalat_1429_b764_209880
ark:/21198/zz0002qg8g
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Automobiles--Seat belts
Legal
Transportation
Police vehicles--California--Los Angeles County
Torrance (Calif.). Police Dept
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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