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 a elbow on the box's ledge while interlacing his fingers. Behind and to the right of him, Judge Blake sits up at the bench and also glances to the right. In the foreground at right, a court reporter sits with her back to the camera. Text from negative sleeve: Mc Pherson, Aimee Semple Preliminary Hearing [handwritten:] X
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_6300 ark:/21198/zz002cwgv0
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Courtrooms--California--Los Angeles Judges--California--Los Angeles Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles Kidnappings--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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