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Helen Hulick, who had been found in contempt of court for wearing pants, appears in court wearing a dress, Los Angeles, 1939

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Title: Helen Hulick, who had been found in contempt of court for wearing pants, appears in court wearing a dress, Los Angeles, 1939
Date Created and/or Issued: January 17, 1939
1939-01-17
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.
Helen Hulick, who had been found in contempt of court for wearing pants when testifying against men who had burgled her home, appears in court wearing a dress.
Related to Los Angeles Times article, "Slacks Row Figure Back to Court in Chic Attire," Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 1939: 3.
Text from negative sleeve: 14937- Helen Hulick appears in court in dress after wearing slacks 3 times. 1/17/39. [Stamped:] L.A. Times Photo by Gordon Wallace. [Stamped:] Jan 27 1939
Text from newspaper caption: Gives Up Slacks: Helen Hulick, kindergarten teacher, who went to jail rather than quit wearing slacks in court, yesterday appeared in court in chic feminine attire shown at right. She was witness against burglary suspects [Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 1939: 12]
Handwritten on negative: Helen Hulick
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_11719
ark:/21198/zz002h8j98
Subject: Law & legal affairs--California--Los Angeles
Women--Clothing & dress--California--Los Angeles
Hulick, Helen
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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