Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. At center, Ralph "Walter" Emerson (left) stands in a courtroom with his lawyer, Milton Cohen, Jr. (right). Walter Emerson faces towards the camera, while Milton Cohen, Jr. stands in profile, facing left. A chalkboard stretches across the background at left. A similar photograph of Walter Emerson is captioned, "Bitten in Clash, He Charges Walter Emerson, figure in recent 'wife-trading' legal battle showed injuries in court yesterday which he said he received from Barton Sewell in fight Sunday. (AP) photo," Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 1935: A1 Handwritten on negative: Milton Cohen Jr. 40209 Walter Emerson
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_15092 ark:/21198/zz002j8szw
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Trials (Adultery)--California--Los Angeles Lawyers--California--Los Angeles Trials (Custody of children)--California--Los Angeles Trials (Divorce)--California--Los Angeles Actors--American--California--Los Angeles Sewell, Jane N. Scholtz Emerson, 1904-1988 Cohen, Milton Emerson, Ralph, 1899-1984
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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