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Accused murderer William James (Curly) Guy leaving jail after acquittal as Deputy Sheriff Swan Wilson opens the gate, Long Beach, 1933

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Title: Accused murderer William James (Curly) Guy leaving jail after acquittal as Deputy Sheriff Swan Wilson opens the gate, Long Beach, 1933
Date Created and/or Issued: [February 1933]
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 Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
William James (Curly) Guy was on trial for the murder of Walter Wanderwell, and was subsequently acquitted. The trial took place in Long Beach, CA.
Text on negative sleeve: Guy, William James (Curly) Murder Case
A similar photograph taken on the same occasion appears with the article: "Curly Guy Released On Bond: Hearing on Deportation to Be March 1," Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 1933: A3
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_5061
ark:/21198/zz002cv14d
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Homicides--California--Long Beach
Wilson, Swan, 1862-1946
Guy, William James, d. 1941
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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