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Anna Laura Barnett and Maxine Sturgess listen to Rev. Frank L. Gibson’s prayer at Jackson Barnett’s funeral, Los Angeles, 1934

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Title: Anna Laura Barnett and Maxine Sturgess listen to Rev. Frank L. Gibson’s prayer at Jackson Barnett’s funeral, Los Angeles, 1934
Date Created and/or Issued: June 7, 1934
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 Haynes Foundation funds.
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
The death of Jackson Barnett, a wealthy Native American man, in 1934 stirred controversy when a woman whose marriage to him had been voided claimed to be a custodian of his body. After much dispute with different Native American agencies and some delay, Barnett was buried at Hollywood Cemetery with a Christian funeral service.
Rev. Gibson (left) stands beside Jackson Barnett’s casket as he reads from the Bible. Mrs Barnett and her daughter Maxine Sturgess (seated, right) observe with downcast eyes as others stand on the outskirts.
This photograph is likely related to the article, “Jackson Barnett Buried,” Los Angeles Times, 8 Jun 1934: A1.
Text from negative sleeve: Barnett, Jackson Funeral Mrs. Jackson Barnett
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_1171
ark:/21198/zz002dbkhh
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Widows--California--Los Angeles
Cemeteries--American--California--Los Angeles
Coffins
Priests--California--Los Angeles
Funeral rites & ceremonies--California--Los Angeles
Sturgess, Maxine, b. 1906 or 07
Gibson, Frank L
Barnett, Anna Laura, 1880-1952
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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