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Title
Bryant Washburn, Jr., and Detective Lieutenant Whitehead, Los Angeles, 1935
Date Created and/or Issued
September 4, 1935
1935-09-04
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.
34-year-old Berger Murch died at General Hospital after injuries sustained when he was struck down crossing an intersection at Pico Boulevard and Wellsley Avenue by a car that was being driven by Washburn.
Similar photograph appears with the article, "Death By Auto Charged to Bryant Washburn, Jr.," Los Angeles Times, 05 Sep 1935: A1.
Washburn stands at a counter beside Whitehead, who holds a stack of papers in one hand.
Text from negative sleeve: 1999 - Bryant Washburn Jr. Dt-Lt. Whitehead (Wert L.A.P.) Held for Manslaughter 9/4/35 [stamped:] Sep 7- 1935
Handwritten on negative: Bryant Washburn Jr Dt Lt Whitehead
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_8336
ark:/21198/zz002dg69w
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Homicides--California--Los Angeles
Detectives--California--Los Angeles
Washburn, Bryant, 1916 or 17-1995
Whitehead, Joe
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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