Location: Los Angeles (Calif.) / Names: Davis, James E. (James Edgar), 1889-1949 / Subject: Police--California--Los Angeles - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury about the attempted murder of Harry Raymond, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:: Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury during the investigation into the bombing of the car of private investigator Harry Raymond. Before the car bombing, Raymond had been conducting investigative work on Mayor Shaw and his possible connections with illegal gambling. Police Captain Earle E. Kynette and his subordinate officers Roy J. Allen and Fred A. Browne were charged with the bombing. Kynette was in charge of a special police intelligence unit that had been conducting surveillance on Raymond’s home from a nearby bungalow.
Date:: February 24, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury about the attempted murder of Harry Raymond, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:: Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury during the investigation into the bombing of the car of private investigator Harry Raymond. Police Captain Earle E. Kynette and his subordinate officers Roy J. Allen and Fred A. Browne were charged with the bombing. Kynette was in charge of a special police intelligence unit that had been conducting surveillance on Raymond’s home from a nearby bungalow. Before the car bombing, Raymond had been conducting investigative work on Mayor Shaw and his possible connections with illegal gambling.
Date:: February 24, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury about the attempted murder of Harry Raymond, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:: Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury during the investigation into the bombing of the car of private investigator Harry Raymond. Police Captain Earle E. Kynette and his subordinate officers Roy J. Allen and Fred A. Browne were charged with the bombing. Kynette was in charge of a special police intelligence unit that had been conducting surveillance on Raymond’s home from a nearby bungalow. Before the car bombing, Raymond had been conducting investigative work on Mayor Shaw and his possible connections with illegal gambling.
Date:: February 24, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Police Chief James E. Davis being sworn in before the grand jury during the investigation of the attempted murder of Harry Raymond, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:: Police Chief James E. Davis being sworn in before the grand jury during the investigation into the bombing of the car of private investigator Harry Raymond. Police Captain Earle E. Kynette and his subordinate officers Roy J. Allen and Fred A. Browne were charged with the bombing. Kynette was in charge of a special police intelligence unit that had been conducting surveillance on Raymond’s home from a nearby bungalow. Before the car bombing, Raymond had been conducting investigative work on Mayor Shaw and his possible connections with illegal gambling.
Date:: February 24, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury about the attempted murder of Harry Raymond, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:: Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury during the investigation into the bombing of the car of private investigator Harry Raymond. Police Captain Earle E. Kynette and his subordinate officers Roy J. Allen and Fred A. Browne were charged with the bombing. Kynette was in charge of a special police intelligence unit that had been conducting surveillance on Raymond’s home from a nearby bungalow. Before the car bombing, Raymond had been conducting investigative work on Mayor Shaw and his possible connections with illegal gambling.
Date:: February 24, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury about the attempted murder of Harry Raymond, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:: Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury during the investigation into the bombing of the car of private investigator Harry Raymond. Police Captain Earle E. Kynette and his subordinate officers Roy J. Allen and Fred A. Browne were charged with the bombing. Kynette was in charge of a special police intelligence unit that had been conducting surveillance on Raymond’s home from a nearby bungalow. Before the car bombing, Raymond had been conducting investigative work on Mayor Shaw and his possible connections with illegal gambling.
Date:: February 24, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury about the attempted murder of Harry Raymond, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:: Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury during the investigation into the bombing of the car of private investigator Harry Raymond. Police Captain Earle E. Kynette and his subordinate officers Roy J. Allen and Fred A. Browne were charged with the bombing. Kynette was in charge of a special police intelligence unit that had been conducting surveillance on Raymond’s home from a nearby bungalow. Before the car bombing, Raymond had been conducting investigative work on Mayor Shaw and his possible connections with illegal gambling.
Date:: February 24, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury about the attempted murder of Harry Raymond, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:: Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury during the investigation into the bombing of the car of private investigator Harry Raymond. Police Captain Earle E. Kynette and his subordinate officers Roy J. Allen and Fred A. Browne were charged with the bombing. Kynette was in charge of a special police intelligence unit that had been conducting surveillance on Raymond’s home from a nearby bungalow. Before the car bombing, Raymond had been conducting investigative work on Mayor Shaw and his possible connections with illegal gambling.
Date:: February 24, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury about the attempted murder of Harry Raymond, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:: Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury during the investigation into the bombing of the car of private investigator Harry Raymond. Police Captain Earle E. Kynette and his subordinate officers Roy J. Allen and Fred A. Browne were charged with the bombing. Kynette was in charge of a special police intelligence unit that had been conducting surveillance on Raymond’s home from a nearby bungalow. Before the car bombing, Raymond had been conducting investigative work on Mayor Shaw and his possible connections with illegal gambling.
Date:: February 24, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury about the attempted murder of Harry Raymond, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:: Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury during the investigation into the bombing of the car of private investigator Harry Raymond. Police Captain Earle E. Kynette and his subordinate officers Roy J. Allen and Fred A. Browne were charged with the bombing. Kynette was in charge of a special police intelligence unit that had been conducting surveillance on Raymond’s home from a nearby bungalow. Before the car bombing, Raymond had been conducting investigative work on Mayor Shaw and his possible connections with illegal gambling.
Date:: February 24, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury about the attempted murder of Harry Raymond, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:: Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury during the investigation into the bombing of the car of private investigator Harry Raymond. Before the car bombing, Raymond had been conducting investigative work on Mayor Shaw and his possible connections with illegal gambling. Police Captain Earle E. Kynette and his subordinate officers Roy J. Allen and Fred A. Browne were charged with the bombing. Kynette was in charge of a special police intelligence unit that had been conducting surveillance on Raymond’s home from a nearby bungalow.
Date:: February 24, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury about the attempted murder of Harry Raymond, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:: Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury during the investigation into the bombing of the car of private investigator Harry Raymond. Police Captain Earle E. Kynette and his subordinate officers Roy J. Allen and Fred A. Browne were charged with the bombing. Kynette was in charge of a special police intelligence unit that had been conducting surveillance on Raymond’s home from a nearby bungalow. Before the car bombing, Raymond had been conducting investigative work on Mayor Shaw and his possible connections with illegal gambling.
Date:: February 24, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury about the attempted murder of Harry Raymond, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:: Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury during the investigation into the bombing of the car of private investigator Harry Raymond. Police Captain Earle E. Kynette and his subordinate officers Roy J. Allen and Fred A. Browne were charged with the bombing. Kynette was in charge of a special police intelligence unit that had been conducting surveillance on Raymond’s home from a nearby bungalow. Before the car bombing, Raymond had been conducting investigative work on Mayor Shaw and his possible connections with illegal gambling.
Date:: February 24, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury about the attempted murder of Harry Raymond, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:: Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury during the investigation into the bombing of the car of private investigator Harry Raymond. Police Captain Earle E. Kynette and his subordinate officers Roy J. Allen and Fred A. Browne were charged with the bombing. Kynette was in charge of a special police intelligence unit that had been conducting surveillance on Raymond’s home from a nearby bungalow. Before the car bombing, Raymond had been conducting investigative work on Mayor Shaw and his possible connections with illegal gambling.
Date:: February 24, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury about the attempted murder of Harry Raymond, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:: Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury during the investigation into the bombing of the car of private investigator Harry Raymond. Police Captain Earle E. Kynette and his subordinate officers Roy J. Allen and Fred A. Browne were charged with the bombing. Kynette was in charge of a special police intelligence unit that had been conducting surveillance on Raymond’s home from a nearby bungalow. Before the car bombing, Raymond had been conducting investigative work on Mayor Shaw and his possible connections with illegal gambling.
Date:: February 24, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury about the attempted murder of Harry Raymond, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:: Police Chief James E. Davis testifying before the grand jury during the investigation into the bombing of the car of private investigator Harry Raymond. Police Captain Earle E. Kynette and his subordinate officers Roy J. Allen and Fred A. Browne were charged with the bombing. Kynette was in charge of a special police intelligence unit that had been conducting surveillance on Raymond’s home from a nearby bungalow. Before the car bombing, Raymond had been conducting investigative work on Mayor Shaw and his possible connections with illegal gambling.
Date:: February 24, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Mexican Consul Ricardo G. Hill welcomed by city officials, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: From the far left, front row: Congressman Benjamin Hill, Jr., Chief of Police James E. Davis, and new Mexican Consul Ricardo G. Hill. They post for a photograph with a group of city officials.
Date:: August, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Chief James Davis pins a badge to William Adolph, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Common Council member of London William Adolph will someday be Lord Mayor of the city but on this day maintains the honor of membership in Chief Davis's special auxiliary forces.
Date:: August 22, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Chief Davis inspecting police at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1927

Description:: This photograph is related to the event described in the article, “Public Police Inspection Set for This Year,” Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 1927: A11
Date:: [May 2, 1927]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Chief of Police James E. Davis, Los Angeles, 1920s

Description:: Chief of Police James E. Davis standing against a wall, holding a hat in his hand. Davis was the Los Angeles Chief of Police from 1926 to 1929 and 1933 to 1936.
Date:: 1920-1930
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Chief of Police James E. Davis, Los Angeles, 1920s

Description:: Los Angeles Chief of Police James E. Davis standing against a wall. Davis was the Los Angeles Chief of Police from 1926 to 1929 and 1933 to 1936.
Date:: 1920-1930
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Los Angeles Police Department championship pistol team with trophies, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Related to standalone photo, "Police Team Brings Home Trophies--New Starlet--Historic Bridge Burns." Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 1935
Date:: October 22, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Chief of Police James E. Davis shakes hands with Volney P. Mooney, Jr., Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Commander of the Disabled American War Veterans Volney P. Mooney Jr. fights for increasing widows' and orphans' pensions and greater benefits for chronic disabilities.
Date:: February 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Chief of Police James Davis gives Irvin S. Cobb a badge for his honorary position, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: The Times writer Irvin S. Cobb has been inducted in the citizens' auxiliary of the police department.
Date:: October 30, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Chief James E. Davis, Public Works president Paul Ritter, and Richard Black greet Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: Similar photograph appears with the article, "Byrd Views Tropics for Next Exploration," Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan 1936: A2.
Date:: January 25, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Honolulu Chief of Police William Gabrielson visiting with Chief James E. Davis, Los Angeles, 1934

Description:: The two officers sit at a desk strewn with documents and photographs as Chief Gabrielson looks at a document in Chief Davis' hand.
Date:: April 11, 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Commissioner Birnbaum and Chief Davis walk between rows of police officers during an inspection at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1927

Description:: This photograph is related to the event described in the article, “Public Police Inspection Set for This Year,” Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 1927: A11
Date:: May 2, 1927
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Pol. Comm. Kleinberger, Capt. Harry Seager, Chief James E. Davis, and Joseph Taylor, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: From left to right: Police Commissioner Raymond Kleinberger; Captain Harry Seager; Police Chief James Davis; Joe Taylor. Chief Davis is shaking hands with Joe Taylor before a desk strewn with documents.
Date:: May 26, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Chief James E. Davis and Public Works president Paul Ritter greet Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: Photograph appears with the article, "Byrd Views Tropics for Next Exploration," Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan 1936: A2.
Date:: January 25, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Congressman Benjamin Hill, Jr., Police Chief James E. Davis, and Mexican Consul Ricardo G. Hill, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: From left to right: Benjamin Hill, Chief James E. Davis, and Ricardo G. Hill.
Date:: August, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

J. J. Engbrecht, Sergeant Joseph O. Dircks, Sergeant M. E. Wheeler, Motor Officer Lee J. Young and Detective Lieutenant Emmett E. Jones surround Chief of Police James E. Davis, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: Five smiling police officers, mostly dressed in uniform, each hold a large trophy surrounding a seated Chief of Police Davis, who smiles back.
Date:: March 28, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Chief James E. Davis and Public Works president Paul Ritter greet Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: Ritter, Byrd, and Davis stand together.
Date:: January 25, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Frank Shaw, Florencio Avila Sanchez, James Davis and Ricardo Hill meet in Shaw's office to discuss a radio broadcast by President Cardenas of Mexico, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: Photograph of Frank Shaw (mayor of Los Angeles), Florencio Avila Sanchez (representative of the Mexican Senate), James Davis (Chief of Police) and Ricardo Hill (Mexican Consul) meet in Shaw's office to discuss a radio broadcast by President Cardenas of Mexico.
Date:: January 7, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Chief Davis handles a firearm during the annual police inspection at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1927

Description:: Chief James E. Davis stands in the near distance at center, on the Coliseum's field. He faces towards the left as he handles a rifle during inspection. Officers under inspection stand in a row to the left of Chief Davis. They face towards the right as the line extends back towards center. A second row of police officers is visible standing behind them at left. In the foreground at right, a few other officers stand with their backs to the camera. The stadium's seating lines the background.
Date:: May 2, 1927
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Chief James E. Davis greets Mexican Consul Ricardo G. Hill and his brother Benjamin Hill, Jr., Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Ricardo G. Hill has arrived in Los Angeles to begin his official duties as Mexican Consul.
Date:: August 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

James Davis, Frank Shaw, Florencio Avila Sanchez and Ricardo Hill meet in Shaw's office to discuss a radio broadcast by President Cardenas of Mexico, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: Photo published with the article, "Cardenas to Radio Talk Mexican Colony Here," Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 1936: A1.
Date:: January 7, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Police Chief Frank Davis, Mayor Frank Shaw, and Sheriff Gene Biscailuz welcome Mexican Governor Jose Mijares Palencia, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Governor Jose Mijares Palencia of the State of Puebla, Mexico visits Southland.
Date:: July 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Lieut. C. J. Dickinson presents pistol and belt to Chief James E. Davis, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: This photograph is related to the article, "Chief Davis Honored by Speed Squad," Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb 1936: A1.
Date:: February 25, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Chief James E. Davis thanks psychic known as Carlotta, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Famed psychic identified only as Carlotta assists Chief Davis and the police with tracking criminals thanks to her foresight.
Date:: May 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Frank Shaw receives a special birthday cake with Justice Minor Moore and Chief James Davis, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: Photograph appears with the article, "Huge Cake Given Shaw," Los Angeles Times, 02 Feb 1936: A4.
Date:: February 1, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Police Chief James E. Davis, Mexican Consul Ricardo G. Hill, and Congressman Benjamin Hill, Jr., Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Chief Davis (center) shakes hands with Consul Hill while his brother Benjamin stands beside him. Two unidentified men stand on the left.
Date:: August, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Police Mona Rehling, James E. Davis, and Mabel D. Stevens show weapons ready for disarmament, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: This photograph appears with the article, “From Underworld to Ocean,” Los Angeles Times, 19 Jul. 1935: A12.
Date:: July 19, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Pol. Comm. Raymond Kleinberger, Capt. Harry Seager, Chief James E. Davis, and Joseph Taylor, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: From left to right: Police commissioner Raymond Kleinberger; Captain Harry Seager; Chief James Davis; Joe Taylor. Davis is seated at his desk, which is strewn with documents.
Date:: May 26, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

R. C. Combes, James R. Page, Joe Taylor, Robert Allen, Homer Cross, and Chief James E. Davis with the cashier's check for the Community Chest campaign, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Robert Allen stands between Chief Davis and Page, watching the Chief's face, as Chief Davis hands Page a check. Combes, Taylor, and Cross watch the exchange, standing behind them.
Date:: October 15, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Chief of Police James Davis poses with his current secretary Margaret R. Connor and former secretary Alida C. Bower, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Photograph appears with the article, "Indians Want to Get Off Relief, Says Agency Head," Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec 1935: A2.
Date:: December 29, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Chief Davis and Commissioner Birnbaum inspect police at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1927

Description:: From left to right, Chief James E. Davis and Commissioner Birnbaum walk on the field of Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and towards camera during an inspection. They are viewed from a slight worm's-eye view. The two men walk between 2 rows of police officers in the near distance at center. A few other officers follow behind them. Chief Davis looks down as he inspects an officer's pistol. The officers under inspection stand in 2 rows that stretch back towards center. They stand at attention, facing right, and holding their pistols in front of them. Additional rows of officers under inspection are visible at far left. The stadium's seats stretch across the background.
Date:: May 2, 1927
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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