Crowd at a railway station probably awaiting William Edward Hickman, kidnapper and murderer, Dunsmuir, 1927

Item Overview

Title

Crowd at a railway station probably awaiting William Edward Hickman, kidnapper and murderer, Dunsmuir, 1927

Date Created

[circa December 26, 1927]

Date

1927-12-26

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

The train on the right may be carrying William Edward Hickman, confessed kidnapper and murderer of 12-year-old Marion Parker. Hickman (along with a cadre of law enforcement officers and newspaper reporters) traveled by train to Los Angeles from Pendleton, Oregon, where he was previously held for extradition. The train departed Pendleton on December 25th and arrived in Los Angeles on the 27th. Hickman was tried for his crimes in early 1928. He was executed at San Quentin, October 19, 1928.
Crowds of men and women, many wearing winter coats and hats, photographed outside what is probably a railroad depot. A number of people stand on a snow-covered embankment just above a walkway filled with crowds walking or standing near the structure on the left. The train on the right appears to be at a standstill.

Caption

Written on negative: Crowds at Dunsmuir Cal
Text from negative sleeve: Hickman, William Edward.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

news photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Names

Parker, Marion, 1915-1927
Hickman, William Edward, 1908-1928

Location

Dunsmuir (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Railroad trains--American--California--Dunsmuir
Fugitives from justice--California--Dunsmuir
Extradition
Railroad stations--California--Dunsmuir
Crowds--California--Dunsmuir
Homicides
Kidnappings