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 "Like a Christmas tree. All 'lit up,' the multiple-PBX board signifies the stream of calls which pour into the Valley Police division through most nights. Telephone and radio operators Mary Anderson and Gladys McCauley efficiently connect the incoming message with the correct police unit for advice and disposition." 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 ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Los Angeles (Calif.).--Police Department.--Valley Division Los Angeles (Calif.).--Police Department--Employees Women--California--Los Angeles Telephone operators--California--Los Angeles Telephone--California--Los Angeles--Private branch exchanges Telephone switchboards Headphones--California--Los Angeles Chairs--California--Los Angeles Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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