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Title
Los Angeles County sheriff Eugene Biscailuz resting under sombrero, 1958
Date Created and/or Issued
1958
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
Description
Eugene Biscailuz was the Sherrif of Los Angeles frm 1934-1958.
Eugene Biscailuz, in suit and tie, stretched out on cot, hands in air, soles of shoes toward camera, face obscured under sombrero. Cot is covered with blanket with diamond pattern, possibly personalized with sheriff's name, and 3 wildlife-decorated pillows; desk with papers, books, and horse statue at right.
Handwritten at edge of negative: [8?] [L?] 91
Text from nitrate negative sleeve: Gene Biscailuz under sombero - sleeping 1958 000181
Type
Image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
1007
uclamss_1429_1007
ark:/21198/zz002dbcvs
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Biscailuz, Eugene W., 1883-1969
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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