Police Chief C. W. Seaton leans on the new radio patrol car, Palm Springs, 1936

Item Overview

Title

Police Chief C. W. Seaton leans on the new radio patrol car, Palm Springs, 1936

Date Created

March 30, 1936

Date

1936-03-30

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content
English

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

The door of the car in the photo reads in English, “Palm Springs Police Protection District”.
This photograph appears with the article, “AUNT HET,” Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 1936: 12.

Caption

Text from newspaper caption: C. W. Seaton, Police Chief of Palm Spring police protection district with the newly equipped radio patrol car. The radio sending apparatus will be housed in the new police and fire department building, shown in the background and now practically ready for occupancy. It has been badly needed and the officers are jubilant.
Handwritten on negative: C. W. Seaton
Text from negative sleeve: 4743—[Stamped:] Apr 12 1936. The caption of the newspaper is cut and pasted onto the sleeve. It reads: “C. W. Seaton, Police Chief of Palm Spring police protection district with the newly equipped radio patrol car. The radio sending apparatus will be housed in the new police and fire department building, shown in the background and now practically ready for occupancy. It has been badly needed and the officers are jubilant”.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Seaton, C. W. (Charles William), b. 1894-1959

Location

Palm Springs (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Police--California--Palm Springs
Automobiles--American--California--Palm Springs
Government facilities--American--California--Palm Springs