Photograph was edited for publication purposes.; Title supplied by cataloger. Photograph caption dated November 14, 1947 reads, "This was the tearful scene at inquest today into the death of Patrick Burns jr., 7, when the boy's grief-stricken mother, Mrs. Constance Burns, in center in second row, collapsed as witnesses related details of how her son was killed by a motorist as he walked through a guarded school crossing. The boy's father, left, and aunt, Eva Frerger, right, sobbed with Mrs. Burns."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Traffic accidents--California--Los Angeles Child traffic fatalities--California--Los Angeles Traffic fatalities--California--Los Angeles Manslaughter--California--Los Angeles Courtrooms--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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