Percy V. Hammon, Robert P. Stewart, Eugene Williams, and Willard W. Burgess congratulate Buron Fitts on trial success, Los Angeles, 1936

Item Overview

Title

Percy V. Hammon, Robert P. Stewart, Eugene Williams, and Willard W. Burgess congratulate Buron Fitts on trial success, Los Angeles, 1936

Date Created

February 8, 1936

Date

1936-02-08

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

This photograph appears with the article, "Perjury Charge on Fitts's Sister Will Be Dropped," 9 Feb 1936: 1, 4.
Five men stand before a desk strewn with papers and documents. From left to right: Percy V. Hammon, Robert P. Stewart, Eugene W. Williams, Buron Fitts and Willard W. Burgess. Fitts holds papers in his hand, wearing a big smile. One leg rests on the desk.

Caption

Text from newspaper caption: [above:] Friends Congratulate Fitts on Victory [below:] Congratulations were in order yesterday upon the acquittal of Dist.-Atty. Fitts of perjury charges. The official is shown here surrounded by a group of friends, left to right, Percy V. Hammon, Robert P. Stewart, Eugene W. Williams, Fitts and Willard W. Burgess. Times photo.
Handwritten on negative: L 2 R Percy V. Hammon x Robt P Stewart, Eugene W. Williams x Buron Fitts x Willard W. Burgess 2-8-36
Text from negative sleeve: 3268 -- 2/11/36 Percy V. Hammon, Robt P. Stewart, Eugene W. Williams, Buron Fitts, Willard W. Burgess, Fitts Case 2-8-36

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Burgess, Willard Wadsworth, 1893-1947
Hammon, Percy, 1873-1958
Fitts, Buron, 1895-1973
Stewart, Robert P., 1878-1936
Williams, Eugene 1891-1972

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles
Lawyers--California--Los Angeles