Anna Laura Barnett and Maxine Sturgess listen to Rev. Frank L. Gibson’s prayer at Jackson Barnett’s funeral, Los Angeles, 1934

Title: Anna Laura Barnett and Maxine Sturgess listen to Rev. Frank L. Gibson’s prayer at Jackson Barnett’s funeral, Los Angeles, 1934
Date Created: June 7, 1934
Date: 1934-06-07
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: This photograph is likely related to the article, “Jackson Barnett Buried,” Los Angeles Times, 8 Jun 1934: A1.
The death of Jackson Barnett, a wealthy Native American man, in 1934 stirred controversy when a woman whose marriage to him had been voided claimed to be a custodian of his body. After much dispute with different Native American agencies and some delay, Barnett was buried at Hollywood Cemetery with a Christian funeral service.
Rev. Gibson (left) stands beside Jackson Barnett’s casket as he reads from the Bible. Mrs Barnett and her daughter Maxine Sturgess (seated, right) observe with downcast eyes as others stand on the outskirts.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: Barnett, Jackson Funeral Mrs. Jackson Barnett

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Names: Sturgess, Maxine, b. 1906 or 07
Barnett, Anna Laura, 1880-1952
Gibson, Frank L.
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Funeral rites & ceremonies--California--Los Angeles
Coffins
Priests--California--Los Angeles
Cemeteries--American--California--Los Angeles
Widows--California--Los Angeles

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_1171
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002dbkhh
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Rights Country: US
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