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Unknown Policeman, Los Angeles
Photo of Patti Hutterli Patti Hutterli
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01/26/2015
Unknown Policeman, Los Angeles
This photo was rescued from an antique shop in Seaside, Oregon on January 24, 2015. No name on the back, but some good information: Age 21, Year: 1925 (so subject born ca. 1904). Address is 1814 Toberman Street in Los Angeles. I should be able to track down census or city directories to hopefully get a name.
Date & Place: in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States
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Photo of Bob Amey Bob Amey
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02/18/2015
I think officers should wear the awards they've been given. Just like veterans.
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Photo of Rose Gasak Rose Gasak
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02/18/2015
Age 21?, that uniform is interesting
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Photo of Carolyn Fritts Carolyn Fritts
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02/18/2015
more like 51
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Photo of Cathey Watkins Cathey Watkins
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02/18/2015
Looks a little older.
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Photo of Caron Byrne Hughes Caron Byrne Hughes
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02/18/2015
No age is probably right. Back then people always looked alot older. A cross between the hard times and the clothing.
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Photo of Beth Shopmeyer Thompson Beth Shopmeyer Thompson
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02/18/2015
He looks older than 24
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Photo of Bobby Young Bobby Young
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02/18/2015
Find old rent records or work records from p.d. at the time if possible!
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Photo of Paul Auer Paul Auer
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02/18/2015
Wheres those two American Pickers when you need their "EXPERT" advice ?
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Photo of Ravindra Prasad Ravindra Prasad
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02/18/2015
May be
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Photo of Jessica Francoise Farrell Jessica Francoise Farrell
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02/18/2015
I'm sure it means 21 years of service..but also life was hard and back then kids would start smoking even of the early age of 8 years old if not younger...So you never know
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Photo of Kirk French Kirk French
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02/18/2015
He's an OLD looking 21
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Photo of Barbara Watts Barbara Watts
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02/18/2015
Try looking up the address in the census
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Photo of Jim Mitchell Jim Mitchell
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02/18/2015
In the UK we say, if a Policeman looks young, you're getting old !! Me at 21 at Trooping of the Colour.
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Photo of Elaine Carbone Garrison Elaine Carbone Garrison
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02/18/2015
Great picture. You're very handsome!
Photo of Waco Wabbit Waco Wabbit
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02/18/2015
Trim and neat. What year? 1953? ...close?
Photo of Jim Mitchell Jim Mitchell
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02/19/2015
1974 :D
Photo of Catherine Hudson Green Catherine Hudson Green
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02/18/2015
People looked older back then. He looks at least 35!
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Photo of Patti Donohue Good Patti Donohue Good
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02/18/2015
Looks like a young Bing Crosby!
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Photo of Stuart Burks Stuart Burks
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02/18/2015
Aren't there any LA police group photos of that era? Compare.
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Photo of Deborah Mobberly Deborah Mobberly
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02/18/2015
Nice looking man.
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Photo of Betty Bartlett Betty Bartlett
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02/18/2015
Check city street index to see who was living at that address that year.
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Photo of Dawn Nickelson Winkle Dawn Nickelson Winkle
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02/18/2015
He is older than 21
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Photo of Michele Janovick-Custer Michele Janovick-Custer
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02/18/2015
Mick Janovick
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Photo of Mary Chance Mary Chance
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02/18/2015
looks like he is related to Bing Crosby
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Photo of Laura Tyndall Laura Tyndall
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02/18/2015
There's no policeman living at 1814 Toberman on the 1930 census. Police records might be more helpful.
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Photo of Janet Gooden Janet Gooden
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02/19/2015
Really neat, I'd want to check to see if the homes still look the same on Doberman.
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Photo of Rebecca A Estrada Rebecca A Estrada
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02/19/2015
Maybe the address is where he is standing not where he lives.
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Photo of Anneke Dubash Anneke Dubash
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02/19/2015
There doesn't seem to be a Doberman Street in LA, now. There IS a Toberman Street with houses of about this vintage. 1814 would be approximately under the freeway, now, however.

1818/1816 Tobermon was a funeral home/church. "Bramble Funeral Church, 1816 South Toberman Street" circa 1940s.

From Raymond Chandler's "The High Window":

"Toberman Street. A wide dusty street, off Pico. No. 1854B was an upstairs flat, south, in a yellow and white frame building. The entrance door was on the porch, beside another marked 1352B. The entrances to the downstairs flats were at right angles, facing each other across the width of the porch."
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Photo of Randall L Chronister Randall L Chronister
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02/21/2015
Looks like a leader
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Photo of Shan Harvey Shan Harvey
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02/25/2015
if you can read the Badge #, from his hat or chest Badge, you than can get his name from LAPD
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Photo of Jeanet Groenink Jeanet Groenink
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04/14/2015
I just enlarged the picture, but I could not read the name on the badge, but still you could ask the LAPD if you could see their archives? Or perhaps the city archives ?
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