Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Director and choreographer Busby Berkeley lays on a strecher accompanied by his lawyer Jerry Geisler and nurse Marie Ganchom. Busby was on trial for manslaughter after he was involved in a car crash where two women, Ada von Briesen and Peggy Daley, died. Text from original nitrate sleeve: Berkeley, Busby; Cohen, Milton, Att.; Geisler, Jerry, Att.; Ganchom, Marie.
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image
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b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
ark:/21198/zz0028850d
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No linguistic content
Subject
Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles People Giesler, Jerry, 1886-1962 Berkeley, Busby, 1895-1976 Ganchom, Marie
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