In this photograph from December 15, 1945, Minneapolis Police Detective George Schlong (left), who was an inspector with the Pawnbroker and Property division, handed over $260 to 13-year-old William Roehl (right).
William had found the money in a city dump six months earlier. William’s father, Fred E. Roehl (background, center) watches the exchange, which took place after no one claimed the money.
Photograph taken by William Seaman courtesy of Hennepin County Library