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Alfred C. Read in court during his wife's balm lawsuit, Los Angeles, 1932

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Title: Alfred C. Read in court during his wife's balm lawsuit, Los Angeles, 1932
Date Created and/or Issued: 1932
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.
Alfred C. Read had an extra-marital affair with actress Claire Windsor. His wife, Marian Read, sued Windsor for "balm" and ultimately divorced her husband.
Text from negative sleeve: Read, Alfred C. Jr. Broker, 1932.
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_7313
ark:/21198/zz002cxps9
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Divorce--California--Los Angeles
Actions & defenses--California--Los Angeles
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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