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City Hall listening investigation

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Order Number	00046249
Title	City Hall listening investigation
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 8453.
Date	1942
Physical Description	1 photograph :b&w
Description	Ready to testify in the investigation into the charges that the Civic Center has been honeycombed with listening posts by wiretapping "super-snoopers" of the mayor's and district attorney's offices, five present and former public officials are shown on January 29, 1942, at the opening of the probe. Left to right, Councilman Norris J. Nelson; Ross McDonald, deputy chief of police; Ray Penker, police chemist; Arthur Hohmann, former chief of police, and Paul Harrison, who assertedly worked under McDonald and Hohmann.
Subject	Nelson, Norris J. McDonald, Ross. Penker, Ray. Hohmann, Arthur C. Harrison, Paul. Governmental investigation--California--Los Angeles. Wiretapping--California--Los Angeles. Eavesdropping--California--Los Angeles. Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection