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Title
Witness testifies at Aimee Semple McPherson's 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.
At left, a witness sits on the witness stand during the preliminary trial regarding Aimee Semple McPherson's disappearance. The witness sits facing towards the right and rests her elbow on the box's ledge. To the right of her, Judge Blake sits up at the bench and looks towards the counsel's table. In the foreground at right, a few lawyers sit at the counsel's table.
Text from negative sleeve: Mc Pherson, Aimee Semple Preliminary Hearing [handwritten:] X
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_6298
ark:/21198/zz002cwgsz
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Lawyers--California--Los Angeles
Judges--California--Los Angeles
Kidnappings--California--Los Angeles
Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles
Courtrooms--California--Los Angeles
Witnesses--California--Los Angeles
Blake, Samuel R., 1895-1974
McPherson, Aimee Semple, 1890-1944 Trials, litigation, etc
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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