Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photo of 15-year-old Emma Boyts sitting on a chair on top of a desk before she was hit by a truck while crossing San Fernando Road. Boyts was only injured but her friend, 12-year-old Luise Schoenemann, was killed. The truck driver, Clarence E. Anderson, was held on suspicion of manslaughter after the crossing guard told police that Anderson ignored his motions to halt traffic while the two girls crossed. Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Emma Boyts (15/ Text from original nitrate sleeve: Boyts, Emma
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Image
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b&w nitrate negative
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uclamss_1387_22873-01 22873 ark:/21198/zz002804n5
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No linguistic content
Subject
Lifestyle Girls--California--Los Angeles Traffic accidents--California--Los Angeles Boyts, Emma
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