Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. When Officer M. H. Downey went to investigate Sam's Café on his night shift he shone his flashlight only to be greeted by gunshots. Sam's Café has been the scene of several recent burglaries. A bullet narrowly missed Downey's skull, going through his cap and grazing his hair. Photograph appears with the article, "Burglar's Bullet Hits Badge on Officer's Cap," Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan 1936: B12. A picture of a photograph of Downey, wearing his hat sporting a hole near the badge. A scrap of white paper is attached to the bottom of the photograph with his name written on it. Text from newspaper caption: Picture shows hole ripped through Policemen W. H. Downey's cap by a burglar's bullet. The bullet was diverted by the badge, probably saving the officer's life. Handwritten on negative: M H DOWNEY Text from negative sleeve: 3428 - M. H. Downey (police man w/ hat shot thru window) at Sam's Café 1- 28 -36 [stamped:] Jan 29 1936
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_12408 ark:/21198/zz002h8ftk
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Police--California--Compton Robberies--California--Compton Bullet holes Downey, M. H
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