Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Madeline Morris, a dancer, wears an open coat while sitting on a wooden bench against a wall. She is presumably sitting in the hallway of a local courthouse or jail (possibly Lincoln Heights Jail). Morris was drunk driving and drove through a red light, resulting in a crash that injured Catherine Manchester, a passenger in the other car. Related to article, "Dancer in Crash Case Arraigned: Madeline Morris Accused of Drunk Driving and Causing Injury." Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 1935 Text from nitrate negative sleeve: 2589-- Madeline Morris, dancer, Drunk Driving, 10-22-35., [STAMPED: OCT 24 1935] Handwritten on nitrate negative: Madeline Morris, Drunk Driving, 10-22-35 Text from newspaper caption: Miss Madeline Morris
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image
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b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_9063 ark:/21198/zz002dh2cf
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No linguistic content
Subject
Drunk driving--California--Los Angeles Criminals--California--Los Angeles Morris, Madeline, b. ca. 1908
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