View of Alvin Hudson, in jacket, pants, with bandage on chin, squatting and pointing to car involved with three way collision. Alvin Hudson was a pest control worker from Santa Paula who reported he had pulled into the middle lane on the Roosevelt Highway when all of a sudden two headlights appeared in front of him and the crash occurred. The three way collision occurred 400 yards north of Santa Monica Canyon on Highway 1, and was the fault of Busby Berkeley, film dance director, who was driving in the wrong direction while intoxicated. Six people were injured in the accident, and two died.
Refer to article, "One Killed in Traffic; Six Motorists Arrested," Los Angeles Times, 10 Jun. 1935: A1; and, "Crash Nets Jail Term," Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 1935: A12.
This is a picture of Judge Thomas White along with 17-year old James Holden after Judge White awarded Holden $28,060 in damages against the Patten-Blinn Lumber Company for a traffic accident that left Holden with a paralyzed left arm and stiff neck when he was 3. Holden's mother, Mrs. Ada Holden LaMar was appointed guardian of the money. In this picture, Holden presents to the Judge a list of things he wanted to buy with some of the money.
