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Title
Charles H. Crawford's coffin lying in church with flowers and Boy Scouts standing on each side in Los Angeles, 1931
Date Created and/or Issued
May 23, 1931
1931-05-23
Publication Information
Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information
US
UCLA Charles E. Young Research Library Department of Special Collections, A1713 Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. E-mail: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310)825-4988
Description
Charles H. Crawford's coffin lying in church with flowers and Boy Scouts standing on each side. He and Herbert F. Spencer, were murdered by attorney David H. Clark. Photo (cropped) appears with the article "SLAIN PAIR LAID TO REST: Crawford Rites Elaborate and Attract Thousands; Spencer Funeral Marked by Simplicity," Los Angeles Times, 24 May 1931: 2.
Text from negative sleeve: Crawford, Charles H. Politician, murdered. Funeral. 1931.
Type
image
Format
b&w glass negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_b3700_G1183
ark:/21198/zz0002nz5s
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Flower arrangements
Murder victims--California--Los Angeles
Boy Scouts--California--Los Angeles
Funeral rites and ceremonies--California--Los Angeles
Crawford, Charles H., 1897-1931
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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