Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. From left to right, District Attorney's office investigators Horn and Cohn stand in a hallway and investigate a steamer trunk. The trunk stands balanced on its side at center and is wrapped with twine. To the left of it, Investigator Chester Horn kneels on the ground to inspect the evidence. To the right of the trunk, Chief Ben Cohn stands beside the trunk with cigar in mouth and looks down towards Investigator Horn. Behind them, doors line the hallway. This photograph is similar to a photograph of the arrival and opening of a crate of evidence captioned, As it Arrived and After Upper photo shows Ben Cohn, investigator for District Attorney's office, examining garments found in trunk. Lower shows (left to right) Dist.-Atty. Keyes, Dist.-Attys. Murray and Dennison, Chief Davis and Ben Cohn opening packing case in which trunk arrived. [Los Angeles Times, 02 Nov. 1926: A2] Related to the articles, "LINK TRUNK TO FIND IN CARMEL: Crochet on Towel and Wash Rag Held Identical Officers Tracing Gowns as McPherson Clews More Strands of Red Hair Found in Ornaments," Los Angeles Times, 02 Nov. 1926: A1, and, "LIST GIVEN OF TRUNK'S CONTENTS Keyes Checks Garments in Container Thought to Belong to Ormiston," Los Angeles Times, 02 Nov. 1926: A2 Handwritten on negative: Blue Trunk Ben Cohn Mr. Horn Dep D.A. Handwritten text from negative sleeve: McPherson, A.S. misc, contents of trunk
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b&w nitrate negative
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uclamss_1429_6329 ark:/21198/zz002cwhvg
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Criminal investigations--California--Los Angeles Evidence (law) Luggage Detectives--California--Los Angeles Cohn, Ben Horn, Chester Elwood, 1889-1950
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