I think this is new to the thread, although the photo archive in question, and the associated book, were discussed way back in 2009/2010 - see
post #224,
post #225 and
post #1664.
The House of Lucie at ROW DTLA is currently (July 10th through August 11th) hosting an exhibition called “The Art of the Archive”. It features crime scene photos taken for the LAPD between 1925 and the 1970s. You can read more at
fstoppers.com. Fototeka founder Merrick Morton talks about the noirish archive in a short video at
www.bbc.com.
Here's a small selection:
LA mob hit (previously seen much smaller).
Some "marihuana".
And finally, a hole has appeared in the park. Police are looking into it! (Sorry, I couldn't resist the old joke)
All
www.instagram.com/lapdarchive/LAPD/Fototeka