Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. Lorraine Wiseman with her son Clarence Wiseman. Clarence has his arm around his mother's shoulder. Out of focus in the background is a male figure. This photograph was probably taken during the Aimee Semple McPherson conspiracy trial between October and November, 1926 when Clarence testified against his mother. Lorraine Wiseman was a co-defendant in the trial, having admitted that she had falsely claimed to be Miss X, the woman believed to in fact be McPherson who had been with Kenneth G. Ormiston at a Carmel rental cottage. Text from negative sleeve: Wiseman, Lorraine. Handwritten on negative: Clarence Wiseman, Mrs. Loraine Wiseman.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_4535 ark:/21198/zz002cqbr8
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Witnesses--California--Los Angeles Mothers and sons Trials--California--Los Angeles Wiseman, Lorraine, b. 1889 or 90 McPherson, Aimee Semple, 1890-1944 Trials, litigation, etc Wiseman, Clarence B., 1907-
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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