LASD History Since 1850

Historical pictures of LASD
42 Pins
·
12y
By
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
an old black and white photo of a man in uniform pointing at something
Deputy Sewell Griggers and Shirley Temple in 19?? The photo promoted the Revolver Club of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Deputy Griggers, along with the Sheriff’s Pistol Team put on amazing shooting expositions throughout Los Angeles County for many years. Deputy Sewell was not only an accomplished marksman, he did so even though a teenage accident resulted in him not being able to see out of his right eye, and his dominant hand shook due to nerve damage.
an old black and white photo of buses parked in front of a building
MCJ Opening October 12, 1963
an old black and white photo of men in uniform posing for a group photograph with the hollywood station sign behind them
Hollywood Station (now West Hollywood), unknown year.
black and white photos of men in uniforms at an assembly line, one is tying the tie of another man's necktie
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Academy Class #57 at Biscailuz Center, May-June, 1956. Comedian /Actor Jerry Lewis attended the Academy with the permission of (then) Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz, to prepare for the movie "The Delicate Delinquent,” which included Mr. Lewis portraying a police recruit. Some of the LASD recruits were extras in the movie. Much of the time Mr. Lewis was at the Academy was not publicly disclosed due to his popularity and concerns of fans showing up.
an old black and white photo of men standing in front of a store
Firestone Station, November 1932
an old black and white photo of people standing in front of a car
Sheriff Eugene W. Biscailuz standing at the right. Other individuals are unknown
three men in cowboy hats are sitting on an old wagon
Sheriff Will A. White 1903-1906 (Center) Sheriff White also served as Undersheriff to Sheriff John Burr who was sheriff in 1895-1899
a tall tower sitting behind a fence on top of a field
Guard Tower at Biscailuz Jail (date unk)
three men standing next to each other in front of a door and one man adjusting the tie
Sheriff Martin Aguirre 1889-1890 (Left) and Sheriff Traeger 1921-1932 (Right)
black and white photo of jail cell
Biscailuz Cell Block "tank" used to segregate inmates
Related searches
Old police cars
Police cars
Law enforcement
Sheriff deputy
La county sheriff
a group of men standing next to each other in front of an air balloon with advertisements on it
History of LASD's Aero Bureau
a group of men standing next to each other in front of a brick building on a city street
Men's Central Jail 1926
black and white photograph of police officers posing for a group photo in front of a building
Lancaster Station, 1953.