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Myrtle St. Pierre with her sister Mildred McCaffery at the County Courthouse, Los Angeles, 1932

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Title: Myrtle St. Pierre with her sister Mildred McCaffery at the County Courthouse, Los Angeles, 1932
Date Created and/or Issued: June 1932
1932-06
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.
Photograph of breach of promise plaintiff Myrtle St. Pierre crying and comforted by her sister Mildred McCaffery during the court proceedings.
In 1932, Myrtle St. Pierre brought a breach of promise suit against David Hutton two days after his marriage to the evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson. The jury awarded her $5,000
Handwritten on negative: L & R Myrtle S. Pierre. Mildred McCaffery
Text from negative sleeve: St. Pierre, Myrtle (Joan), brought suit against David Hutton for betrayal in '34?
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_11501
ark:/21198/zz002h9jqx
Subject: Trials (Breach of promise)--California--Los Angeles
St. Pierre, Myrtle Hazel Joan, b. 1902 or 1903
Los Angeles County Courthouse (Los Angeles, Calif.)
McCaffery, Mildred
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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