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 camera and rests a elbow on the box's ledge. To the right of him, Judge Blake sits up at the bench and takes notes. In the foreground at right, a few lawyers sit at the counsel's table. A tall stack of documents sits in the middle of the table. Text from negative sleeve: Mc Pherson, Aimee Semple Preliminary Hearing [handwritten:] X
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_6299 ark:/21198/zz002cwgtg
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Courtrooms--California--Los Angeles Judges--California--Los Angeles Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles Kidnappings--California--Los Angeles Lawyers--California--Los Angeles Witnesses--California--Los Angeles McPherson, Aimee Semple, 1890-1944 Trials, litigation, etc Blake, Samuel R., 1895-1974
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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