Doug Howatt taking fingerprints at the murder scene of Dr. Charles DuBois, Los Angeles, 1935

Title: Doug Howatt taking fingerprints at the murder scene of Dr. Charles DuBois, Los Angeles, 1935
Date Created: December 17, 1935
Date: 1935-12-17
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: Officer Doug Howatt gathering evidence from a possible murder weapon. A man's legs are visible in the bottom of the frame. Another man is cut out of the frame on the left. On a white table there are guns, empty bottles, and a large stain on the corner.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: 4225 Aug 12, 1936, Mrs. Grace DuBois + copy of photo of Dr. DuBois + Clellos Rockham (Dr.’s fiancée) + Lillian Abbott (Dr.’s sec’y) + Doug Howatt taking fingerprints (used to be in env #4067? Dated 12-17-35) Murder
Handwritten on negative: Doug Howatt taking fingerprints Dr Chas DuBois shooting 12-17-35

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Names: Howatt, Douglas G., 1896-1985
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Police--California--Los Angeles
Crime scenes--California--Los Angeles
Murder--Investigation--California--Los Angeles County

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_13272
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002hnfb8
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Rights Country: US
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