Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. A similar photograph appears with the article “Murder Suspect Hunted After Wrecking of Car, Hickman Sought Near Redlands; Lair of Girl Slayer Located; Formal Complaint Issued.” Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 1927, with caption: “Perfect Crime” Collapses Under Scrutiny of Police Experts. Sgt. H.L. Barlow of the Identification Bureau Checking Fingerprints on Chrysler Mirror With Those on File in Department. The article states: The trail of a man, believed to be William Edward Hickman, 18 years of age, accused kidnaper and killer Marion Parker, 12-year-old school girl was picked up last night … Howard L. Barlow, in vest and tie, indoors, with car steering wheel detached from car in left hand, magnifying device in right, leaning forward examining center of wheel, with with door at left and wall in background Text from nitrate negative sleeve: Barlow, H. L. At upper left corner of negative: 2 Handwritten at edge of negative: Sergt H.L. Barlow, Parker case
Type
Image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
1152 uclamss_1429_1152 ark:/21198/zz002dbjv6
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Steering wheels Murder--Investigation--California--Los Angeles County Fingerprints Kidnappings--California--Los Angeles Hand lenses Barlow, Howard L., 1891-1938
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