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Photograph caption dated December 8, 1949 reads, "Charged with stealing his own son, Milton Stewart Davis, left, talks with his attorney in Van Nuys Municipal Court where he was ordered bound over to Superior Court. Davis was arrested in Phoenix, Ariz., after failing to return his son, Peter, 6, to his estranged wife, Mrs. Mollie Davis of Tujunga. He will enter his plea Dec. 23."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Van Nuys Courthouse (Los Angeles, Calif.) Parental kidnapping--Law and legislation--United States Custody of children--California--Los Angeles Mothers and sons--California--Los Angeles Fathers and sons--California--Los Angeles Divorced people--California--Los Angeles Attorney and client--California--Los Angeles Courthouses--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Kidnapping--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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