Judge Pat Parker presiding over Buron Fitts' trial, Los Angeles,

Item Overview

Title

Judge Pat Parker presiding over Buron Fitts' trial, Los Angeles,

Date Created

January 17, 1936

Date

1936-01-17

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph appears with the article, "Fitts Trial Jury Picked," Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan 1936: A1.
A jury of eight women and four men have been selected to decide on the innocence or guilt of District Attorney Buron Fitts on the charges of swearing falsely before a grand jury in 1931.
Judge Parker stands alone in front of a bookcase dressed in his black robes with his hands clasped in front of him.

Caption

Text from newspaper caption: Superior Judge Parker, who ordered armed guards posted to prevent attempts of jury tampering in Fitts trial.
Handwritten on negative: Judge Pat R Parker
Text from negative sleeve: 3267 - Judge Pat Parker [stamped:] Jan 19 1936 [stamped:] Jan 21 1936

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Parker, Pat, 1880-1948

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Judges--California--Los Angeles
Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles
Bookcases--California--Los Angeles
Robes