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James Holden presenting Judge Thomas White with a list of his wants, Los Angeles, 1935

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Title: James Holden presenting Judge Thomas White with a list of his wants, Los Angeles, 1935
Date Created and/or Issued: August 16, 1935
1935-08-16
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 is a picture of Judge Thomas White along with 17-year old James Holden after Judge White awarded Holden $28,060 in damages against the Patten-Blinn Lumber Company for a traffic accident that left Holden with a paralyzed left arm and stiff neck when he was 3. Holden's mother, Mrs. Ada Holden LaMar was appointed guardian of the money. In this picture, Holden presents to the Judge a list of things he wanted to buy with some of the money.
Refer to article, "Boy's Dream Realized as Judgement Affirmed." Los Angeles Times, Aug. 17, 1935: 8
Handwritten on negative: [to the left] Judge Thomas White 8/16/35; [to the right] James Holden
Text on negative sleeve: 1622- Aug 22 1935; Judge Thomas White with James Holden, who received a $28,060 judgement, 8/16/35
Text from newspaper caption: Judge Gets List of Student's Wants
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_9978
ark:/21198/zz002dj4x4
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Judges--California--Los Angeles
Accident victims--California--Los Angeles
Holden, James Francis, 1918-1979
White, Thomas P., 1888-1968
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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