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Order Number	00011763
Title	Vivian Strange
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	L.A.-Police Department; SB-000-205 4x5
Date	Circa 1961
Physical Description	1 photograph :b&w
Historical Data	Vivian Strange was the first African American woman to be promoted to the rank of Sergeant at the LAPD. She served for 23 years at the department of Public Relations before she retired. Strange had a complicated relationship with other LAPD officers, refusing to ride in the same car with many white officers when driving to South Los Angeles. She opted to drive herself, understanding that black women who rode in cars with white men were likely to be seen as prostitutes, which would undermine her authority and respect in the eyes of the community.
Description	Portrait of Sergeant Vivian Strange of the Los Angeles Police Department.
Subject	Strange, Vivian. Police--California--Los Angeles. Policewomen--California--Los Angeles. Women--California--Los Angeles. Portrait photographs
Coverage	1961; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970
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	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection