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Motorcycle cop, City Terrace, Los Angeles County. 1927

Description: A Los Angeles County motorcycle cop poses on his motorcycle in City Terrace, an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County. The motorcycle is a Harley Davidson, with added flashing lights, a siren, and storage bags over the rear tire. The land in the background is mainly rural, with a few widely spaced buildings.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1927
Call number: photCL Whitt 2137 ; Whitt neg. 0144
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Los Angeles motorcycle cop. 1938

Visual Materials

A Los Angeles motorcycle cop poses on his motorcycle. The motorcycle is a Harley Davidson, with added flashing lights, a siren, and storage racks over the rear tire.

photCL Whitt 2140 ; Whitt neg. 1034

Motorcycle officer Andrew de Villa, former Venice police chief, Los Angeles County. 1926

Visual Materials

Officer Andrew de Villa, the former police chief of Venice, poses on his motorcycle, possibly in Los Angeles County. The motorcycle is a Harley Davidson, with added flashing lights, a siren, and storage bags over the rear tire. Parked automobiles and a street of businesses are in the background.

photCL Whitt 2136 ; Whitt neg. 0090

City Terrace, eastern Los Angeles. 1924

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A slightly elevated panoramic view of City Terrace, an unincorporated area in eastern Los Angeles. Roads and power or telephone lines range across the gently rolling land, which has only a couple dozen widely spaced houses. Writing in white at the bottom of the image reads "Bird's eye view City Terrace". Writing in white in the lower left corner reads "Photo no. 489".

photCL 470 (075)

Santa Monica Canyon, Los Angeles County. 1930

Visual Materials

A panoramic view of Santa Monica Canyon in Los Angeles County, showing the Pacific Coast Highway running along the shore. There are several widely spaced houses built on the hillsides facing the Pacific Ocean.

photCL Whitt 3133

Motorcycle race on Economy gas. 1930

Visual Materials

Two uniformed men sit on motorcycles preparing for a race on Economy gas. One of the men is on an Indian Scout motorcycle and the other on a Harley Davidson. The race is being judged by Judge Valentine and checked by Capt. Cannon.

photCL Whitt 2698 ; Whitt neg. 2521

Hollywood, Los Angeles. 1927

Visual Materials

A panoramic view from a hill or mountain looking south over Hollywood, Los Angeles. There are a few rough roads and widely spaced houses in the hills, and houses and office buildings at the bottom of the hills. A note written in white in the bottom left corner reads "Pierce 8012".

photCL 470 (025)

Motorcycle cop, City Terrace, Los Angeles County. 1927

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