Digital Transgender Archive
Policemen dressed as women for a stakeout
Members of the Los Angeles Police Department's robbery squad are shown dressed as women as part of an operation to catch a purse snatcher who murdered an elderly woman while she was on her way to church. Photograph dated October 15, 1960.
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- Identifier
- bz60cw41d
- Collection
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Miscellaneous Photographs
- Institution
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Los Angeles Public Library
- Publisher
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Herald Examiner
- Date Created
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Oct. 15, 1960
- Genre
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Photographs
- Subject(s)
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Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)
- Places
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California
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Los Angeles County
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Los Angeles
- Topic(s)
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Crossdressing
Murders of LGBTQ+ people
Police
Police officers
Undercover operations
- Resource Type
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Still Image
- Language
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English
- Rights
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Copyright undetermined
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