Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. At left, attorney Forrest Murray stands beside the witness box during the kidnapping case of Aimee Semple McPherson. He stands facing slightly right and holds up the dress worn by McPherson when found in the desert. To the right of him, Alonzo B. Murchison, a native of Douglas, Arizona, sits on the witness stand. Handwritten on negative: O. A. [sic] Murchison Forrest Murray #2 Text from newspaper caption: Mc Pherson, Aimee Semple Clothing of [handwritten:] X
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_6332 ark:/21198/zz002cwhz1
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Witnesses--California--Los Angeles Dresses--California--Los Angeles Kidnappings--California--Los Angeles Lawyers--California--Los Angeles Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles Evidence (law) Courtrooms--California--Los Angeles McPherson, Aimee Semple, 1890-1944 McPherson, Aimee Semple, 1890-1944 Trials, litigation, etc Murray, Forrest F., 1893-1976 Murchison, Alonzo B., b. 1886
Source
OpenUCLA Collections Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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