Postal card issued by the Los Angeles Police Department

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

Postal card issued by the Los Angeles Police Department

Entry/Object ID

2007.150.1.1

Description

A postal card issued by the Los Angeles Police Department, 13 January 1899. The card seeks help in finding a suspect in the embezzlement of a horse and buggy on the 11th and gives the suspects name and description, as well as the name of the police chief. The card was mailed to the San Francisco Chief of Police, whose stamp, dated 15 January, assigns the card to another person in their department. With a few stains, edge rubbing, creases, and soiling, the overall condition is good.

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Search Terms

Los Angeles Police Department, San Francisco Police Department, Police departments--California--Los Angeles, Police departments--California--San Francisco

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Object Name

Postal Cards