Judge Charles Edward Bull, noted Abraham Lincoln look-alike, Los Angeles, [between 1923 and 1933]

Title: Judge Charles Edward Bull, noted Abraham Lincoln look-alike, Los Angeles, [between 1923 and 1933]
Date Created: [between 1923 and 1933]
Date: 1923/1933
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description: Judge Charles E. Bull sits in a chair, holding a top hat in his lap. The photograph is taken from his left profile side.
Related to the following articles: "Lincoln Double Visiting Here," Los Angeles Times, 02 May 1923, II2; "'Abe Lincoln' Here," Los Angeles Times, 05 Jan 1925: A18; "Lincoln Double Will Appear at Chinese Sunday," Los Angeles Times, 08 Feb 1933: 11.
Negative sleeve notes and notes on negative incorrectly give the man's name as George Bull instead of Charles Edward Bull.
Judge Charles Edward Bull was a judge for Reno, Nevada, and he bore a very strong resemblance to Abraham Lincoln. He portrayed Lincoln in some movies and parades, and gave lectures on Lincoln.
Caption: Text on negative sleeve: Bull George Judge
Handwritten on negative: Judge Geo Bull

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_1190
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002dbm5t
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