Milton Shepardson peddles rocks as medicine, Los Angeles, 1935

Item Overview

Title

Milton Shepardson peddles rocks as medicine, Los Angeles, 1935

Date Created

July 26, 1935

Date

1935-07-26

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Story related to photograph appears with the article, "Rocks Sold As Medicine," Los Angeles Times, 27 July 1935: A12.
60-year-old retired lawyer Milton Shepardson has been found guilty of practicing medicine without a license, even though Shepardson contends that he is only a miner and rock salesman, offering through his rocks cures for various ailments. Judge Curtis has indicated that Shepardson's sentence will include probation since no one has been harmed by the treatment.
Shepardson is a man with white hair and circular spectacles. He holds in each hand an oddly shaped rock.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1334 - Milton Shepardson 7/26/35 arrested for Practising Medicine Without a License [stamped:] Aug 8_1935
Handwritten on negative: Milton Shepardson - 7/26/35

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Shepardson, Milton, b. 1875

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Rocks--California--Los Angeles
Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles
Sales personnel--California--Los Angeles
Flags--American