A Los Angeles Police Department booking card for Louis Martin

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

A Los Angeles Police Department booking card for Louis Martin

Entry/Object ID

2010.78.1.1

Description

A Los Angeles Police Department booking card for Louis Martin, 27 December 1913. The card has physiological information, including height, weight, measurements of the head, feet and other body parts, identifying marks, condition of teeth and others, as well as age, place of birth, arrest date, occupation, crime, names of arresting officers and registration number. There is a single, side-profile photograph of Martin pasted on one side of the card. With tears, some missing areas, creases, soiling and a few small stains, the condition is fair.

Lexicon

Search Terms

California. Department of Public Health. Bureau of Child Hygiene, United States. Department of Labor. Children's Bureau.

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Identity cards