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Title
Aimee Semple McPherson and Ma Kennedy sit in court during a preliminary hearing, Los Angeles, circa 1926
Date Created and/or Issued
[circa 1926]
1926
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
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds.
A similar photograph is titled, "When Strain Proved too Much for Mother of Evangelist," Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 1926: A1
In the near distance at right, Aimee Semple McPherson and her mother Ma Kennedy sit behind the counsel's table during a preliminary hearing regarding the evangelist's alleged kidnapping. Both women dress in dark, silky dresses and wear hats. Ma Kennedy sits nearer to camera. Also at the counsel's table are: Asa Keyes (far left), S. S. Hahn and W. I. Gilbert. Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman sits in the foreground at center.
Text from negative sleeve: Mc Pherson, Aimee Semple Preliminary Hearing [handwritten:] X
Handwritten on negative: 10
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_6295
ark:/21198/zz002cwgpd
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Lawyers--California--Los Angeles
Evangelists--California--Los Angeles
Kidnappings--California--Los Angeles
Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles
Courtrooms--California--Los Angeles
Gilbert, W. I. (William I.), 1876-1940
Wiseman, Lorraine, b. 1889 or 90
Keyes, Asa, 1877-1934
Kennedy, Minnie, 1871-1947
Hahn, S. S. (Samuel S.), 1889-1957
McPherson, Aimee Semple, 1890-1944
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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