Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. Misidentified in some articles as Spencer A. Moxley. Spencer Moxley sits behind a desk. About 20 bullets in various conditions sit in front of him on a handkerchief. Handwritten notes are around the handkerchief. Moxley is examining a bullet, holding it in both hands. An ashtray resembling a tire sits by his left elbow. A photograph of a room is propped up on the ashtray. Handwritten on negative: Spencer Moxley Text on negative sleeve: Maxley, Spencer; Ballistics Expert 1931 [the "a" in Maxley has been overwritten with an "o" to read Moxley, Spencer]
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_6447 ark:/21198/zz002cwnxf
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Forensic ballistics Ashtrays Bullets Police--California--Los Angeles Moxley, Spencer (Spencer Benjamin), 1904-1951 Los Angeles (Calif.). Police Department
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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