Police department personnel loading confiscated illegal weapons onto boat for disposal at sea in Los Angeles, Calif., 1965

Item Overview

Title: Police department personnel loading confiscated illegal weapons onto boat for disposal at sea in Los Angeles, Calif., 1965
Date Created: July 3, 1965
Date: 1965-07-03
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Caption: BOUND FOR DEEP-SEA DISPOSAL-Some of 31/2 tons of illegal weapons confiscated by Los Angeles Police Department in past year are lowered into a boat Friday prior to dumping at sea. Deckhand John [illegible] and police property clerk William Sanders, right, guide load aboard, while officer Gene Finch, left, checks boxes of illegal pistols. Disposal is annual occurrence done in compliance with state law.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 photograph
Dimensions: 5 x 5 cm.
Medium: b&w negative

Keywords

Genre: news photographs
Names: Los Angeles (Calif.). Police Dept.
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Legal
Firearms--California--Los Angeles County
Statutes--California
Firearms--Law and legislation--California

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Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclalat_1429_b554_229500
ARK: ark:/21198/zz0002tg37
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