Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. The train on the right may be carrying William Edward Hickman, confessed kidnapper and murderer of 12-year-old Marion Parker. Hickman (along with a cadre of law enforcement officers and newspaper reporters) traveled by train to Los Angeles from Pendleton, Oregon, where he was previously held for extradition. The train departed Pendleton on December 25th and arrived in Los Angeles on the 27th. Hickman was tried for his crimes in early 1928. He was executed at San Quentin, October 19, 1928. Crowds of men and women, many wearing winter coats and hats, photographed outside what is probably a railroad depot. A number of people stand on a snow-covered embankment just above a walkway filled with crowds walking or standing near the structure on the left. The train on the right appears to be at a standstill. Written on negative: Crowds at Dunsmuir Cal Text from negative sleeve: Hickman, William Edward.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_10472 ark:/21198/zz002hbfmc
Subject
Railroad trains--American--California--Dunsmuir Fugitives from justice--California--Dunsmuir Extradition Railroad stations--California--Dunsmuir Crowds--California--Dunsmuir Homicides Kidnappings Parker, Marion, 1915-1927 Hickman, William Edward, 1908-1928
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