Dorothy Davidson, left, and her sister, Mildred Kritser, during Davidson's divorce proceedings, Los Angeles, 1935

Item Overview

Title

Dorothy Davidson, left, and her sister, Mildred Kritser, during Davidson's divorce proceedings, Los Angeles, 1935

Date Created

August 29, 1935

Date

1935-08-29

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

The women sit side-by-side on a bench with their hands in their laps.
Photograph appears with the article, "Wife's Plea Wins Decree," Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug 1935: A3.
Dorothy Douglas was granted a divorce after testifying that her husband, professional golfer Robert Davidson, returned to their home at 3 am drunk and having spent the night in a beer garden with another woman.

Caption

Handwritten on negative: L2R Dorothy Davidson Mildred Kritser 8/29/35
Text from newspaper caption: Mrs. Dorothy Davidson, left, and her sister, Mildred Kritser, gown designer, shown in court, where Mrs. Davidson won divorce from Robert Davidson, golf professional.
Text from negative sleeve: 1933 - Dorothy -> one w/hat w/wider brim Davidson (aka Dorothy Douglas professional name) Mildred Kritser (sister, dress designer) Divorce (from Robert Davidson golf professional) 8-29-35 [stamped:] Sep 4- 1935

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Douglas, Dorothy
Kritser, Mildred

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Sisters--American--California--Los Angeles
Divorced women
Fashion designers--California--Los Angeles