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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, in suit and sheriff-emblem cuff links, stretched out on cot, arms crossed, soles of shoes toward camera, face mostly 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.
Eugene Biscailuz was the Sherrif of Los Angeles frm 1934-1958.
Text from nitrate negative sleeve: Gene Biscailuz under sombero - sleeping 1958 000181
Handwritten at edge of negative: [8?] [L?] 92
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_1008
1008
ark:/21198/zz002dbcw9
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Sheriffs--California--Los Angeles
Biscailuz, Eugene W., 1883-1969
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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