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 camera and looks down at an open book in front of him. To his left, Judge Blake sits up at the bench and looks down towards the witness. In front of the bench, lawyers sit at the counsel's table. In the foreground, a man stands with his back to camera along the right edge. Text from negative sleeve: Mc Pherson, Aimee Semple Preliminary Hearing [handwritten:] X
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_6303 ark:/21198/zz002cwgzj
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 Evidence (law) Witnesses--California--Los Angeles Blake, Samuel R., 1895-1974 McPherson, Aimee Semple, 1890-1944 Trials, litigation, etc
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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