Two photographs of Ruth Attaway who died after an illegal abortion, rephotographed, 1935

Title: Two photographs of Ruth Attaway who died after an illegal abortion, rephotographed, 1935
Date Created: August 15, 1935
Date: 1935-08-15
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: Hands holding two print photographs of Ruth Attaway, age 16, who died after an illegal abortion.
Photograph at right appears with the article, "Girl Death Quiz Opens: Grand Jury to Investigate "Doctor's" Activities and Two Men Sought," Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 1935: A2.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: 1741. Ruth Attaway, abortion death victim, 8/15/35.

Genre: copy prints
cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Names: Attaway, Ruth, 1919 or 20-1935
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Criminal investigations--California--Los Angeles
Abortions--California--Los Angeles
Victims of crimes--California--Los Angeles

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_10115
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002ddw7m
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Rights statement: copyrighted
Rights Holder: UCLA Charles E. Young Research Library Department of Special Collections, A1713 Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. E-mail: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310)825-4988
Rights Country: US
Funding Note: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
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