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Six children in court indicate where Skippy, a Boston bull terrier, bit them while they were attending a Valentine party last year, Los Angeles, 1935

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Title: Six children in court indicate where Skippy, a Boston bull terrier, bit them while they were attending a Valentine party last year, Los Angeles, 1935
Date Created and/or Issued: August 28, 1935
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.
This photograph appears with the article, "Companions in Suffering, They Attest: Six Accuse Dog in Suit," Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 1935: 15.
Text from newspaper caption: Six children in court indicate where Skippy, a Boston bull terrier, bit them while they were attending a Valentine party last year. Left to right are Ruth Morrell, Lucille Papagna, Peggy Forester, Frank Potter, Ruth Purvis and Charles Stivers.
Handwritten on negative: L2R Ruth Morrell, Lucille Papagna, Peggy Forster, Frank Potter, Ruth Purvis, Chas Stivers. 8-28-35
Text from negative sleeve: 1796- Ruth Morrell, Lucille Papagna, Peggy Forster, Frank Potter, Ruth Purvis, Chas. Stivers. All bitten by same dog. 8-28-35. [Stamped:] Aug 30 1935
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_10190
ark:/21198/zz002ddztc
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Bites & stings
Law & legal affairs--California--Los Angeles
Children--California--Los Angeles
Papagna, Lucille, b. 1923 or 24
Stivers, Charles, b. 1924 or 25
Morrell, Ruth, b. 1924 or 25
Purvis, Ruth, b. 1921
Potter, Frank, b. 1923 or 24
Forester, Peggy, b. 1923 or 24
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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