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Councilman James S. McKnight sits at the defense counsel's table with his attorneys, Los Angeles, 1933

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Title: Councilman James S. McKnight sits at the defense counsel's table with his attorneys, Los Angeles, 1933
Date Created and/or Issued: [circa April 6, 1933]
1933-04-06
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds.
From left to right, defense attorneys Roland Swaffield and Mark Jones sit behind the counsel's table with their client, City Council member James S. McKnight. They sit in a row and face towards the right. Documents clutter the table in front of them. A few spectators sit in the gallery in the background at left.
This photograph appears with the article, "M'KNIGHT JURY BEING SELECTED: Examination of Veniremen Proceeds Slowly City Councilman on Trial for Asserted Perjury Charge Aftermath of Bribe Inquiry Testimony," Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 1933: A3
Handwritten on negative: L to R Roland Swaffield [?] Mark Jones James S. Mc Knight
Text from negative sleeve: McKnight, James S. Councilman, 1932
Text from newspaper caption: Figures at City Councilman's Trial At Defense Counsel Table Left to right--Roland Swaffield, Mark Jones and James S. McKnight. [Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 1933: A3]
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_6494
ark:/21198/zz002cwqjq
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Lawyers--California--Los Angeles
City council members--California--Los Angeles
Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles
Courtrooms--California--Los Angeles
McKnight, James S. (James Stuart), 1884-1950
Swaffield, Roland G
Jones, Mark F. (Mark Foulkes), 1888-1953
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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