Sisters Dorothy and Lucille McNames go to court over a traffic suit, Los Angeles, 1935

Item Overview

Title

Sisters Dorothy and Lucille McNames go to court over a traffic suit, Los Angeles, 1935

Date Created

October 18, 1935

Date

1935-10-18

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph appears with the article, "Jury Hears Crash Suit on Durante's Manager," Los Angeles Times, 04 Oct 1935: A12.
Actress and dancer Dorothy McNames has appeared in court to take legal action against Lou Clayton from an automobile accident for $15,000 in damages.
The two sisters sit side-by-side and smile at something off-camera.

Caption

Text from newspaper caption: Dorothy McNames, right, actress and dancer, appeared in Superior Judge Archbald's court yesterday demanding $5500 damages from Lou Clayton for injuries received in a traffic accident. Her sister, Lucille, film actress, accompanied her.
Handwritten on negative: LtoR- Lucille McNames 10-3-35 Dorothy McNames
Text from negative sleeve: 2419 - L to R Lucille -> actress (w/necklace) McNames Dorothy McNames -> actress + dancer (w/scarf) 10-3-35 Personal Injury Suit [stamped:] Oct 18 1935

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

McNames, Dorothy, b. 1910
McNames, Lucille, 1908-2007

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Sisters--American--California--Los Angeles
Actresses--American--California--Los Angeles
Law & legal affairs--California--Los Angeles
Dancers--American--California--Los Angeles