Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of Harry J. Miller, wearing a head bandage that covers one eye, looking down at a police badge held by Archer. The badge has been pierced by a bullet. The men are seated in a near-empty courtroom with one seated man and the individuals partially viewed in the background. hANDWritten on negative: L 2 R Harry E Miller, Perry Archer, San Marino police officers. 6/13/35. Text from newspaper caption: Harry J. Miller, left, and Perry Archer, San Marino police officers, are shown inspecting the badge which probably saved Archer's life when he was shot while arresting Jack Williams, slain after attempting to extort $72,000 from Herbert D. Ivey, banker. [Photo standalone: "Badge That Saved Officer's Life in Shooting," Los Angeles Times, 14 Jun. 1935: 10. Text from negative sleeve: 1206. Box 1. Harry E. Miller. Perry Archer. San Marino police officer. [Stamped:] Jul 18 1935.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_10202 ark:/21198/zz002hb49c
Subject
Police--California--San Marino Miller, Harry J Archer, Oliver Hazard Perry, b. 1892
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