PBX board starting point for thousands of police investigations
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated November 20, 1953 reads "Sergeant rolls too. Also on radio patrol to assist units in the field, Sergeant Milton Stevens arrives at scene of disturbance. The Valley's 212.4 square miles are divided into 39 assignment districts. The police protect the life and property of nearly 373,000 persons in this area, excluding the cities of San Fernando, and Burbank which have their own police departments." Valley Police headquarters was located at 6240 Tyrone Avenue, Van Nuys. The headquarters was later moved to 6240 Sylmar Avenue, a few blocks away.; See images #00135728 through #00135736 for all photos in this series.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 19 cm. Photographic prints
Los Angeles (Calif.).--Police Department.--Valley Division Los Angeles (Calif.).--Police Department--Employees Men--California--Los Angeles Police--California--Los Angeles Police--California--Los Angeles--Uniforms Police patrol--California--Los Angeles Criminal investigation--California--Los Angeles Crime--California--Los Angeles Police vehicles--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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