Watson Family Photographic Archive presentation at the LAVA forensic science seminar, October 2013

Kim Cooper

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Between talks at the recent LAVA crime lab program Los Angeles 1920-1947: The Birth of Forensic Science, we were delighted to welcome Dan Watson, the 4th generation Watson newspaper photographer, with a presentation on the historic camera gear used by his ancestors to document some of the most fascinating crimes in Los Angeles history.

For more info on the Watson Family Photographic Archive, visit www.delmarwatsonphotos.com

Kim Cooper is the creator of 1947project, the crime-a-day time travel blog that spawned Esotouric’s popular crime bus tours, including The Real Black Dahlia. She is the author of The Kept Girl, the acclaimed historical mystery starring the young Raymond Chandler and the real-life Philip Marlowe, and of The Raymond Chandler Map of Los Angeles. With husband Richard Schave, Kim curates the Salons and forensic science seminars of LAVA- The Los Angeles Visionaries Association. When the third generation Angeleno isn’t combing old newspapers for forgotten scandals, she is a passionate advocate for historic preservation of signage, vernacular architecture and writer’s homes. Kim was for many years the editrix of Scram, a journal of unpopular culture. Her books include Fall in Love For Life, Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth, Lost in the Grooves and an oral history of Neutral Milk Hotel.

Watson Family Photographic Archive presentation at the LAVA forensic science seminar, October 2013

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