A postal card advertising a reward for a wanted man, Los Angeles

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

A postal card advertising a reward for a wanted man, Los Angeles

Entry/Object ID

2012.471.1.2

Description

A postal card advertising a reward for a wanted man, Los Angeles, postmarked 9 April 1889. The card, issued by constable M. G. Aguirre, advertises a $100 reward for the whereabouts of Firmin D. Graham, whose physical characteristics are described. The card was addressed to the San Diego County sheriff, but came into the possession of the city's police chief, Joseph Coyne. With glue residue for pasting down into an album, along with some stains and soiling, the general condition is good.

Lexicon

Search Terms

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

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Postal Cards