Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of Attorney Eugene Williams going over paperwork after Mrs. Clara Steeger’s surrender. They are in an office sitting at a desk, with a window behind them. Clara wears a fur coat and holds a book in her lap, while Eugene wears a suit and holds papers in his hand. Behind both of them is a pole that appears to be part of a radiator system that was quite commonplace in the early 20th century. This photograph appears with the article, “WILL CASE DEFENDANT SURRENDERS: Mrs. Steeger, Arraigned on Forgery Charge in Cheney Action Pleads Not Guilty,” Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 1935: A3. Handwritten on negative: L2R—Mrs Clara Steeger-Dep. D. A. Eugene Williams 11-1-35. Text from negative sleeve: 2182—Mrs. Clara Steeger, Dep. D. A. Eugene Williams 11-1-35 Glabb [sic, Hazel Glab] Case. Text from newspaper caption: Mrs. Clara Steeger, charged with forgery in connection with Cheney will case, shown yesterday with Dep. Dist.-Atty. Williams after surrendering.
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b&w nitrate negative
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uclamss_1429_8650 ark:/21198/zz002dgk4m
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No linguistic content
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Law & legal affairs--California--Los Angeles Lawyers--California--Los Angeles Criminals--California--Los Angeles Steeger, Clara, b. 1891 or 92 Williams, Eugene 1891-1972
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