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Title: Abandoned baby sleeping in desk drawer at Los Angeles Police station, 1971
Contributor: Montney, Cal
Date Created and/or Issued: July 8, 1971
1971-07-08
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: IMPROVISED CRIB--Policewoman Pat Johnson, 28, tends a baby girl, about 9 months old, who was found alone and crying in a downtown hotel room. Baby was placed in file drawer for a nap after she was fed milk, Jell-O and cottage cheese. She later was taken to a foster home. The hotel manager called police after receiving complaints that the baby had been crying for hours.
Type: image
Format: b&w negative
Identifier: uclalat_1429_b679_268224
ark:/21198/zz0002w6vn
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Policewomen--California--Los Angeles
Youth
Abandoned children--California--Los Angeles County
Los Angeles (Calif.). Police Dept
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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